{"product_id":"iron-technology-in-east-africa-symbolism-science-and-archaeology-9780253211095","title":"Iron Technology in East Africa: Symbolism, Science, and Archaeology","description":"\u003cp\u003e . . . one of the best books yet written on preindustrial African ironworking. --Geoarchaeology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Schmidt has written an important synthesis of two decades' work on the iron technology of the Haya people of Tanzania. --African Studies Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e . . . essential reading for archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians of East Africa . . . --International Journal of African Historical Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Schmidt's skillful and sensitive hands . . . the topic comes alive as a vital sociology of knowledge in ways that will interest a great many readers, both in and outside of archaeology and African Studies. --Choice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter R. Schmidt distills more than 20 years of research on the technological, historical, and cultural dimensions of African iron production from ancient times to the recent past. His investigation of the rich symbolism surrounding traditional methods of iron production sheds light on the history of iron technology and reveals its central cultural role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter R. Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253211095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter R. Schmidt is Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida, editor of The Culture and Technology of African Iron Production, and co-editor (with Roderick J. McIntosh) of Plundering Africa's Past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39946301309043,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1915d2f9-54aa-4c6a-9ccc-42d689d74908.jpg?v=1648313446","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/iron-technology-in-east-africa-symbolism-science-and-archaeology-9780253211095","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}