Material Agency: Towards a Non-Anthropocentric Approach (2008)
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- Synopsis
- Thus far an ‘agent’ in the social sciences has always meant someone whose actions bring about change. In this volume, the editors challenge this position and examine the possibility that agency is not a solely human property. Instead, this collection of archaeologists, anthropologists, sociologists and other social scientists explores the symbiotic relationships between humans and material entities (a key opening a door, a speed bump raising a car) as they engage with one another.
- Copyright:
- 2008
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- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780387747118
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780387747101
- Publisher:
- Springer US
- Date of Addition:
- 03/13/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Springer US, Boston, MA
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Social Studies, Philosophy
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Lambros Malafouris
- Edited by:
- Carl Knappett
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