André Leroi–Gourhan on Technology, Evolution, an – A Selection of Texts and Writings from the 1930s to the 1970s (Hardcover)

A selection of Leroi-Gourhan’s most important texts—many translated into English for the first time. André Leroi-Gourhan is undoubtedly one of the most acclaimed figures of twentieth-century anthropology and archaeology. In France, his intellectual importance rivals that of the Claude Lévi-Strauss, yet Leroi-Gourhan’s major contributions are almost entirely unknown in the Anglophone world. This collection seeks to change that. This selection highlights some of his chief influences, such as elaborating a theory of technology, which argues that material culture focuses on the object in use and how use is a dynamic feature that has specific consequences for human evolution and human society. With serious ramifications for our understanding of material culture, putting Leroi-Gourhan’s thinking about technology into English will have an immediate and transformative impact on material culture studies.

General

Imprint:	Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2020
First published:	2023
Authors:	André Leroi–gourhan • Nathan Schlanger • Nils F. Schott
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	268
ISBN-13:	978-1-941792-14-8
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-941792-14-6
Barcode:	9781941792148

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