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Many animals build shelters, but only humans build homes. No other
species creates such a variety of dwellings. Drawing examples from
across the archaeological record and around the world,
archaeologist Jerry D. Moore recounts the cultural development of
the uniquely human imperative to maintain domestic dwellings. He
shows how our houses allow us to physically adapt to the
environment and conceptually order the cosmos, and explains how we
fabricate dwellings and, in the process, construct our lives. "The
Prehistory of Home" points out how houses function as symbols of
equality or proclaim the social divides between people, and how
they shield us not only from the elements, but increasingly from
inchoate fear.
The objective of this project is identifying and attracting a
higher quality pool of applicants for the South Carolina Highway
Patrol. The goals of data collection and analysis surround the
identification of and information regarding three areas: Improve
Recruiting and Retention; Forecast Future Staffing Needs; Identify
Proven Recruiting Techniques and Initiatives.
Visions of Culture: A Reader, Second Edition, has been revised and
expanded with new selections and is coordinated for use with
Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and
Theorists, Fifth Edition. Each selection is prefaced with a brief
introduction about the anthropologist and the text. Each primary
text is followed by a section titled "Queries and Connections," a
series of questions designed to help students focus on the central
issues in each text and to relate them to other readings. NEW TO
THIS EDITION Part VII: Neo-Darwinian Evolutionary Theories 25: Leda
Cosmides and John Toobey, from The Evolutionary Primer 26: Eric
Alden Smith, from Why Do Good Hunters Have Higher Reproductive
Success? 27. Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson, from "Introduction"
from The Origin and Evolution of Culture Part VIII-The Ontological
Turn 28: Philippe Descola, from Beyond Nature and Culture 29: Tim
Ingold, from Anthropology beyond Humanity 30: Bruno Latour, from
"Introduction" from Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to
Actor-Network-Theory
Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and
Theorists, Fifth Edition, has been updated and expanded and
provides a succinct, clear, and balanced introduction to
theoretical developments in the field. The key ideas of thirty
major theorists are briefly described and-unique to this
textbook-linked to the biographical and fieldwork experiences that
helped shape their theories. The impact of each scholar on
contemporary anthropology is presented, along with numerous
examples, quotations from the theorists' writings, and a
description of the broader intellectual setting in which these
anthropologists worked. In addition to six new chapters, Moore has
updated all the profiles to incorporate recent scholarship. The
book is linked to the companion work, Visions of Culture: A Reader,
Second Edition, to encourage the fullest intellectual engagement
for students. NEW TO THIS EDITION Part VII: Neo-Darwinian
Evolutionary Theories 25: Eric Alden Smith: Human Behavioral
Ecology 26: John Tooby and Leda Cosmides: The Evolved Mind 27:
Robert Boyd and Peter Richerson: Culture and
Evolution-Dual-Inheritance Theory Part VIII-The Ontological Turn
28: Tim Ingold: An Intersubjective World 29: Philippe Descola:
Nature and Culture 30: Bruno Latour: The Creation of Knowledge
In Ancient Andean Houses, Jerry Moore offers an extensive survey of
vernacular architecture from across the entire length of the Andes,
drawing on ethnographic and archaeological information from Sierra
Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia to the Patagonia region of
Argentina and Chile. This book explores the diverse ways ancient
peoples made houses, the ways houses re-create culture, and new
perspectives and methods for studying houses.In the first part of
this multidimensional approach, Moore examines the construction of
houses and how they shaped different spheres of household life,
considering commonalities and variations among cultural traditions.
In the second part, Moore discusses how domestic architecture
serves as both constructed template and lived-in environment,
expressing social relationships between men and women, adults and
children, household members and the community, and the living and
the dead. Finally, Moore critiques archaeological approaches to the
subject, arguing for a far-reaching and engaged reassessment of how
we study the houses and lives of people in the past. Moore
emphasizes that the house has always been a pivotal space around
which complex human meanings orbit. This book demonstrates that the
material traces of dwellings offer insight into significant
questions regarding the development of sedentism, the spread of
cultural traditions, and the emergence of social identities and
inequalities.
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.
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.
In this innovative volume, Jerry D. Moore discusses public
architecture in the context of the cultural, political and
religious life of the pre-hispanic Andes. Archaeologists have
invested enormous effort in excavating and documenting prehistoric
buildings, but analytical approaches to architecture remain as yet
undeveloped. Architecture and Power in the Ancient Andes uses new
analytical methods to approach architecture and its relationship to
Andean society, exploring three themes in particular: the
architecture of monuments, the architecture of ritual, and the
architecture of social control. It provides both a methodology for
the study of public architecture and an example of how that
methodology can be applied. Jerry D. Moore's clear and richly
illustrated discussion represents an original perspective on
architecture and its role in ritual, ideology, and power in the
ancient world.
In this innovative volume, Jerry D. Moore discusses public architecture in the context of the cultural, political and religious life of the pre-Hispanic Andes. He uses new analytical methods to approach architecture and its relationship to Andean society, exploring three themes in particular: the architecture of monuments, the architecture of ritual, and the architecture of social control. His clear and richly illustrated discussion represents an original perspective on architecture and its role in the ancient world.
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