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Inconstant companions : archaeology and North American Indian oral traditions /

One of the most significant theoretical issues in contemporary American archaeology & mdash;the role of oral tradition in scientific research. Ronald J. Mason explores the tension between aboriginal oral traditions and the practice of archaeology in North America. That exploration is necessarily...

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Основен автор: Mason, Ronald J.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ℗♭2007.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=217980
Подобни документи: Print version:: Inconstant companions.
Резюме: One of the most significant theoretical issues in contemporary American archaeology & mdash;the role of oral tradition in scientific research. Ronald J. Mason explores the tension between aboriginal oral traditions and the practice of archaeology in North America. That exploration is necessarily interdisciplinary and set in a global context. Indeed, the issues at stake are universal in the current era of intellectual "decolonization" and multiculturalism. Unless committed to writing, even the most esteemed utterances are inevitably forgotten with the passing of generations, however muc.
Физически характеристики: 1 online resource (ix, 298 pages)
Формат: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Библиография: Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-286) and index.
ISBN: 9780817381417
0817381414