Theory in Africa, Africa in theory : locating meaning in archaeology / edited by Stephanie Wynne-Jones and Jeffrey B. Fleisher.

Other author Wynne-Jones, Stephanie.
Other author Fleisher, Jeffrey B.
Format Book
PublicationNew York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Descriptionxi, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Archaeology--Philosophy.
Archaeology--Africa.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Africa.
Africa--Antiquities.

Contents Theory in Africa : Africa in theory / Stephanie Wynne-Jones and Jeffrey Fleisher -- African models in global histories / Scott MacEachern -- The problem of equifinality in archaeology / Felix Chami -- The place of Africa in theory / Henrietta Moore -- Problems with practice : dynamic interpretation in African archaeology / Stephanie Wynne-Jones -- Situating the Swahili house / Jeffrey Fleisher -- Pioneers of archaeological thought and practice in postcolonial Nigeria / Akin Ogundiran -- Settlements and culture : cognitive models in African prehistory / Thomas Huffman -- Material expressions of religious identity in Ghana / Kodzo Gavua -- What kind of science is archaeology? Iron age studies in southern Africa / Per Ditlef Fredriksen -- Iron age imaginaries and barbarian encounters : European prehistory's African past / Paul Lane -- The African state in theory : thoughts on political landscapes and the limits of rule in Atlantic Senegal (and elsewhere) / François G. Richard -- Broadening the phenomenological perspective? Lessons from the African landscape / Timothy Insoll -- Off the coast, but hopefully not too off-the-cuff : thoughts on anthropological archaeology and theory in Africa and Africa in theory and in practice / Susan Kus -- Archaeology of a continent, in theory / Wendy Ashmore -- Anthropology, archaeology and African studies : some thoughts on theory, stuff and the possibilities of a new afro-centrism / Joost Fontein.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2015002392
ISBN9781138860605 (hardback)
ISBN1138860603 (hardback)
ISBN9781138860612 (pbk.)
ISBN1138860611 (pbk.)
ISBN9781315716381 (e-book)
ISBN1315716380 (e-book)

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Joyner General Stacks CC72 .T475 2015 ✔ Available Place Hold