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André Leroi-Gourhan on technology
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- Book Synopsis
- 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.
- About The Author
- André Leroi-Gourhan (1911-86) was a French archaeologist, paleontologist, paleoanthropologist, and anthropologist.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781941792148
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Bard Graduate Center, (19 September 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 350
- Weight
- 454 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 235 x 159 x 22 mm
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