Familiar Past?

Familiar Past?
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 309
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ISBN-10 : 9781134660353
ISBN-13 : 1134660359
Rating : 4/5 (359 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Familiar Past? by : Sarah Tarlow

Download or read book Familiar Past? written by Sarah Tarlow and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-08 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Familiar Past surveys material culture from 1500 to the present day. Fourteen case studies, grouped under related topics, include discussion of issues such as: * the origins of modernity in urban contexts * the historical anthropology of food * the social and spatial construction of country houses * the social history of a workhouse site * changes in memorial forms and inscriptions * the archaeological treatment of gardens. The Familiar Past has been structured as a teaching text and will be useful to students of history and archaeology.


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