An archaeology of innovation : approaching social and technological change in human society /
Frieman, Catherine, 1982-
An archaeology of innovation : approaching social and technological change in human society / Catherine J. Frieman. - 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps - Social archaeology and material worlds .
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
9781526132659 9781526132659
GBC1C2145 bnb
020151939 Uk
Technology and civilization.
Technological innovations--Social aspects--History.
Technology--Anthropological aspects.
Social archaeology.
Electronic Books.
CB478 / .A734 2021
An archaeology of innovation : approaching social and technological change in human society / Catherine J. Frieman. - 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps - Social archaeology and material worlds .
Description based upon print version of record.
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.
9781526132659 9781526132659
GBC1C2145 bnb
020151939 Uk
Technology and civilization.
Technological innovations--Social aspects--History.
Technology--Anthropological aspects.
Social archaeology.
Electronic Books.
CB478 / .A734 2021