Architecture and Order: Approaches to Social Space (Material Cultures)

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Synopsis
Architecture is a powerful medium for representing, ordering and classifying the world, and understanding the use of space is fundamental to archaeological inquiry. Architecture and Order draws on the work of archaeologists, social theorists and architects to explore the way in which people relate to the architecture which surrounds them. In many societies, houses and tombs have encoded cultural meanings and values which are invoked and recalled through the practices of daily life.Chapters include explorations of the early farming r archi*eye of Europe, from before the use of metals, to the Classical and Medieval worlds of the Mediterranean and Europe. Research of the recent past and present include an overview of hunter-gatherers' camp organization, a reassessment of the use of space amongst the Dogon of West Africa and an examination of mental disorders relating to the use of space in Britain. The volume goes beyond the implication that culture determines form to develop an approach that integrates meaning and practice.
Copyright:
1997

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781134728107
Related ISBNs:
9780203401484, 9781138134843, 9781138134843, 9780415157438, 9780415157438
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Michael Parker Pearson, Colin Richards
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Michael Parker Pearson
Edited by:
Colin Richards

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