After Modernity: Archaeological Approaches to the Contemporary Past

After Modernity summarizes archaeological approaches to the contemporary past, and suggests a new agenda for the archaeology of late modern societies. The principal focus is the archaeology of developed, de-industrialized societies during the second half of the twentieth century and the
beginning of the twenty-first. This period encompasses the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the 'internet age', a period which sits firmly within what we would recognize to be a period of 'lived and living memory'. Rodney Harrison and John Schofield explore how archaeology can inform the
study of this time period and the study of our own society through detailed case studies and an in-depth summary of the existing literature. After Modernity draws together cross-disciplinary perspectives on contemporary material culture studies, and develops a new agenda for the study of the
materiality of late modern societies.


Author: Rodney Harrison, John Schofield
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.76d
ISBN: 9780199548088

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2011

About the Author

Rodney Harrison is Lecturer in Heritage Studies at The Open University.

John Schofield is a Member of English Heritage's Characterization Team.

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