Format:
xx, 243 pages
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illustrations, maps
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24 cm
ISBN:
9780813044996
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0813044995
Content:
Examining the two-thousand-year history (800 B.C.-A.D. 1200) of the ancient farming community of Chan in Belize, this work explains why the average person should matter to archaeologists studying larger societal patterns. The author argues that the impact of the mundane can be substantial, so much so that the study of a polity without regard to its citizenry is incomplete. Refocusing attention away from the Maya elite and offering critical analysis of daily life elucidated by anthropological theory, Robin engages us to consider the larger implications of the commonplace and to rethink the constitution of human societies by ordinary people living routine lives
Content:
"Examining the two-thousand-year history (800 B.C.-A.D. 1200) of the ancient farming community of Chan in Belize, Cynthia Robin's groundbreaking work explains why the average person should matter to archaeologists studying larger societal patterns. Robin argues that the impact of the mundane can be substantial, so much so that the study of a polity without regard to its citizenry is incomplete. Refocusing attention away from the Maya elite and offering critical analysis of daily life elucidated by anthropological theory, Robin engages us to consider the larger implications of the commonplace and to rethink the constitution of human societies by ordinary people living routine lives."--Page 4 of cover
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-234) and index
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Introduction : understanding everyday lifePart I. Theory and method in everyday life. Social theory and everyday life -- Archaeology and everyday life -- Methods for a critical archaeology of everyday life -- Part II. Everyday life at Chan. Situating Chan -- Everyday life at Chan -- Why everyday life at Chan matters -- Conclusion : everyday life matters.
Language:
English
