Michael Brian Schiffer is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. His many books include The Material Life of Human Beings (1999), Taking Charge: The Electric Automobile in America (1994), Technological Perspectives on Behavioral Change (1992), and The Portable Radio in American Life (1991).
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Michael Brian Schiffer: Draw the Lightning Down
Most of us know—at least we’ve heard—that Benjamin Franklin conducted some kind of electrical experiment with a kite. What few of us realize—and what this book makes powerfully clear—is that Franklin …
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Michael Brian Schiffer: Spectacular Flops
Many technologies begin life as someone’s vision of an ambitious, perhaps audacious, technology that is expected to have a revolutionary impact on consumers-whether families, companies, or societies. …
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Michael Brian Schiffer: The Archaeology of Science
This manual pulls together—and illustrates with interesting case studies—the variety of specialized and generalized archaeological research strategies that yield new insights into science. Throughout …
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€51.16
Michael Brian Schiffer: Material Life of Human Beings
In this ground-breaking work, the distinguished anthropological theorist, Michael Brian Schiffer, presents a profound challenge to the social sciences. Through a broad range of examples, he demonstra …
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€30.74
Michael Brian Schiffer & James M. Skibo: People and Things
The study of the human-made world, whether it is called artifacts, material culture, or technology, has burgeoned across the academy. Archaeologists have for cen- ries led the way, and today offer in …
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€58.12
Michael Brian Schiffer: The Material Life of Human Beings
In this ground-breaking work, the distinguished anthropological theorist, Michael Brian Schiffer, presents a profound challenge to the social sciences. Through a broad range of examples, he demonstra …
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€56.67
Michael Brian Schiffer: The Material Life of Human Beings
In this ground-breaking work, the distinguished anthropological theorist, Michael Brian Schiffer, presents a profound challenge to the social sciences. Through a broad range of examples, he demonstra …
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€56.73
J. Jefferson Reid & Charles Riggs: Strong Case Approach in Behavioral Archaeology
Although all archaeologists subscribe in principle to building strong cases in support of their inferences, behavioral archaeology alone has created methodology for developing strong cases in practic …
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€46.32
Michael Brian Schiffer: Power Struggles
The development of electrical technologies that laid the foundation for Edison’s work: their invention, commercialization, and adoption. In 1882, Thomas Edison and his Edison Electric Light Company u …
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€98.30
Michael J. O’Brien & Stephen J. Shennan: Innovation in Cultural Systems
Leading scholars offer a range of perspectives on the roles played by innovation in the evolution of human culture.In recent years an interest in applying the principles of evolution to the study of …
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€116.01
Michael Brian Schiffer: Portable Radio in American Life
As an artifact of culture, the portable radio is an unusual but perfect subject for investigation by archaeologist Schiffer. Seeing the history of everyday objects as the history of the life of a peo …
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€38.69
Michael Brian Schiffer: Technological Perspectives on Behavioral Change
Human societies have always been characterized by a dependence on artifacts, from prehistoric stone tools to modern electronic devices. Technology responds to and affects virtually all human behavior …
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