Gender and the Archaeology of Death

Gender and the Archaeology of Death
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Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 075910137X
ISBN-13 : 9780759101371
Rating : 4/5 (371 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Gender and the Archaeology of Death by : Bettina Arnold

Download or read book Gender and the Archaeology of Death written by Bettina Arnold and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2001 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropologist, archaeologists, and art historians detail their approaches to studying gender in burial practices and in other mortuary contexts. They compare European and American traditions in this field, outline methods for analyzing gender in cultures of varying complexity and with different levels of documentation, and describe some of the successes of such efforts. Consideration is given to the relationships between gender, ideology, power, signification, and the interpretation of evidence. c. Book News Inc.


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