Andre Leroi–Gourhan on Technology, Evolution, an – A Selection of Texts and Writings from the 1930s to the 1970s Hardback
by Andre Leroi–gourhan, Nathan Schlanger, Nils F. Schott
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A selection of Leroi-Gourhan’s most important texts—many translated into English for the first time. André Leroi-Gourhan is undoubtedly one of the most acclaimed figures of twentieth-century anthropology and archaeology.
In France, his intellectual importance rivals that of the Claude Lévi-Strauss, yet Leroi-Gourhan’s major contributions are almost entirely unknown in the Anglophone world.
This collection seeks to change that. This selection highlights some of his chief influences, such as elaborating a theory of technology, which argues that material culture focuses on the object in use and how use is a dynamic feature that has specific consequences for human evolution and human society.
With serious ramifications for our understanding of material culture, putting Leroi-Gourhan’s thinking about technology into English will have an immediate and transformative impact on material culture studies.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:268 pages
- Publisher:Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department
- Publication Date:05/06/2024
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- ISBN:9781941792148
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Pre-Order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:268 pages
- Publisher:Bard Graduate Center, Exhibitions Department
- Publication Date:05/06/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781941792148
