The Discovery of the Past, by Alain Schnapp 1997, Abrams, New York
This is the kind of book which can seriously deplete a reviewer's stock of superlatives. Without doubt The Discovery of the Past is a major contribution to the history of archaeology, matched only by Trigger's A History ofArchaeological Thought in its co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
1997-11-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology |
| Online Access: | http://www.archaeologybulletin.org/article/view/315 |
| Summary: | This is the kind of book which can seriously deplete a reviewer's
stock of superlatives. Without doubt The Discovery of the Past is a major contribution
to the history of archaeology, matched only by Trigger's A History ofArchaeological
Thought in its coverage and intellectuality. It is also a very thoughtful addition to
what is a very small literature devoted to the historiography of archaeology. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-4740 2047-6930 |