| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Social archaeology and material worlds
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Social archaeology and material worlds.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Loomings -- Chapter 1. Innovation as discourse -- Chapter 2. Messy narratives/ flexible methodologies -- Chapter 3. Invention as process -- Chapter 4. Power, influence, and adoption -- Chapter 5. Pass it on -- Chapter 6. Tradition, continuity, and resistance -- Chapter 7. Create/ innovate -- Conclusion: The widening gyre. |
| Summary |
This monograph takes a unique archaeological approach to the investigation of innovation and the innovation process. Case studies span the breadth of human history, from our earliest hominin ancestors to the contemporary world. The emphasis is on the social context and temporality of invention, adoption, creativity and resistance. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Technology and civilization.
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Technology and civilization. |
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects -- History.
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Technological innovations -- Social aspects. |
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History. |
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Technology -- Anthropological aspects.
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Technology -- Anthropological aspects. |
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Social archaeology.
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History Of Engineering & Technology. |
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Impact Of Science & Technology On Society. |
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Social archaeology. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Pollard, Joshua.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Frieman, Catherine J. An Archaeology of Innovation. Manchester : Manchester University Press, ©2021 9781526132642 |
| ISBN |
9781526132659 (electronic book) |
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1526132656 (electronic book) |
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9781526132659 (PDF ebook) |
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1526132648 (hardcover) |
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9781526132642 (hardcover) |
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