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

By:

Frieman, Catherine, 1982- [Author]

Contributor(s):

Pollard, Joshua

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Description: 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : illustrations (black and white), mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781526132659
9781526132659

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

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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