Metaphor and Material Culture

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Metaphor and Material Culture

Christopher Tilley

Description

This book provides an innovative contribution to debates about the use of metaphor in the social sciences written by one of today's foremost archaeological theorists.

About the Author

Christopher Tilley is Professor of Material Culture in the Department of Anthropology and the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. He is the author of many books relating social theory to the study of material forms. Recent publications include Interpretative Archaeology (editor, 1993), A Phenomenology of Landscape (1994) and An Ethnography of the Neolithic (1996).

Features

An innovative contribution to recent debates about the use of 'metaphor' in the social sciences, from an archaeological perspective
Written by one of the foremost scholars working on archaeological theory, with an international reputation
Combines theoretical interpretation with practical examples 'from the field'.

Series

Social Archaeology

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