Studying technological change : a behavioral approach / Michael Brian Schiffer.

Author/creator Schiffer, Michael B., 1947-
Format Book
Publication InfoSalt Lake City : University of Utah Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxvi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesFoundations of archaeological inquiry
Foundations of archaeological inquiry. ^A370306
Contents Introduction -- Building a "crap detector" -- A conceptual scheme -- Social needs and technological change -- Some basic invention processes -- Technology-stimulated invention -- Development and resource acquisition -- Development and the design process -- Manufacture -- Adoption -- Large-scale processes of aggregate technologies -- Reflections.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010052940
ISBN9781607811367 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1607811367 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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