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An archaeology of innovation : approaching social and technological change in human society / Catherine J. Frieman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Description: 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : illustrations (black and white), mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781526132659
  • 9781526132659
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • CB478 .A734 2021
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Contents:
Chapter 1. Innovation as discourse -- Chapter 2. Messy narratives/ flexible methodologies -- Chapter 3. Invention as process -- Chapter 4. Power, influence, and adoption -- Chapter 5. Pass it on -- Chapter 6. Tradition, continuity, and resistance -- Chapter 7. Create/ innovate -- Conclusion: The widening gyre.
Subject: This monograph takes a unique archaeological approach to the investigation of innovation and the innovation process. Case studies span the breadth of human history, from our earliest hominin ancestors to the contemporary world. The emphasis is on the social context and temporality of invention, adoption, creativity and resistance.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: Loomings -- Chapter 1. Innovation as discourse -- Chapter 2. Messy narratives/ flexible methodologies -- Chapter 3. Invention as process -- Chapter 4. Power, influence, and adoption -- Chapter 5. Pass it on -- Chapter 6. Tradition, continuity, and resistance -- Chapter 7. Create/ innovate -- Conclusion: The widening gyre.

This monograph takes a unique archaeological approach to the investigation of innovation and the innovation process. Case studies span the breadth of human history, from our earliest hominin ancestors to the contemporary world. The emphasis is on the social context and temporality of invention, adoption, creativity and resistance.

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