Archaeology of Performance - Theaters of Power, Community, and Politics (Hardcover)

Performances in the premodern communities shaped identities, created meanings, generated and maintained political control. But unlike other social scientists, archaeologists have not worked much with these concepts. Archaeology of Performance shows how the notions of theatricality and spectacle are as important economics and politics in understanding how ancient communities work. Without sacrificing conceptual rigor, the contributors draw on the wide-ranging literature on performance. Without sacrificing material evidence, they try to see how performance creates meaning and ideology. Drawing on evidence from societies large and small, Archaeology of Performance offers an important new ways of understanding ancient theaters of power.

General

Imprint:	AltaMira Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Archaeology in Society
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	March 2006
Editors:	Takeshi Inomata • Lawrence S. Coben
Contributors:	John Baines • Ian Hodder • Stephen D. Houston • Susan Kus • Jerry D. Moore • Victor Raharijaona • Adam T Smith • Daniela Triadan
Dimensions:	236 x 164 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	352
ISBN-13:	978-0-7591-0876-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	0-7591-0876-5
Barcode:	9780759108769

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