Vernacular architecture in the pre-Columbian Americas / edited by Christina T. Halperin and Lauren E. Schwartz.
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TextLanguage: English Series: Routledge Archaeology of the Ancient AmericasPublisher: London, New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017 ©2017Edition: First published 2017Description: xii, 228 pages : charts, illustrations, maps, plans, photographs ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138646155 (hardback) Subject(s): Indian architecture -- America | America -- AntiquitiesLOC classification: E59.A67 V47 2017Subject: Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas reveals the dynamism of the ancient past, where social relations and long-term history were created posthole by posthole, brick by brick. This collection shifts attention away from the elite and monumental architectural traditions of the region to instead investigate the creativity, subtlety and variability of common architecture and the people who built and dwelled in them. At the heart of this study of vernacular architecture is an emphasis on ordinary people and their built environments, and how these everyday spaces were pivotal in the making and meaning of social and cultural dynamics.
Providing a deeper and more nuanced temporal perspective of common buildings in the Americas, the editors have deftly framed a study that highlights sociocultural diversity while at the same time facilitating broader comparative conversations around the theme of vernacular architecture. With diverse case studies covering a broad range of periods and regions, Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas is an important addition to the growing body of scholarship on the indigenous architecture of the Americas and is a key contribution to our archaeological understandings of past built environments.--backover. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vernacular-Architecture-Pre-Columbian-Routledge-Archaeology/dp/1138646156
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | MEF Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi | Genel Koleksiyon | E 59 .A67 V47 2017 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 0018978 |
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Includes index (pages 221-228).
Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas reveals the dynamism of the ancient past, where social relations and long-term history were created posthole by posthole, brick by brick. This collection shifts attention away from the elite and monumental architectural traditions of the region to instead investigate the creativity, subtlety and variability of common architecture and the people who built and dwelled in them. At the heart of this study of vernacular architecture is an emphasis on ordinary people and their built environments, and how these everyday spaces were pivotal in the making and meaning of social and cultural dynamics.
Providing a deeper and more nuanced temporal perspective of common buildings in the Americas, the editors have deftly framed a study that highlights sociocultural diversity while at the same time facilitating broader comparative conversations around the theme of vernacular architecture. With diverse case studies covering a broad range of periods and regions, Vernacular Architecture in the Pre-Columbian Americas is an important addition to the growing body of scholarship on the indigenous architecture of the Americas and is a key contribution to our archaeological understandings of past built environments.--backover.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vernacular-Architecture-Pre-Columbian-Routledge-Archaeology/dp/1138646156