The human factor in the transformation of Southern Italian Bronze Age societies: Agency Theory and Marxism reconsidered
Published in Origini n. XXXV/2013. Rivista annuale del Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità – “Sapienza” Università di Roma | Preistoria e protostoria delle civiltà antiche – Prehistory and protohistory of ancient civilizations
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology, Anthropology
| Author: | Alberto Cazzella, Giulia Recchia | ISBN: | 9788849247930 |
| Publisher: | Gangemi Editore | Publication: | March 20, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Gangemi Editore | Language: | English |
| Author: | Alberto Cazzella, Giulia Recchia |
| ISBN: | 9788849247930 |
| Publisher: | Gangemi Editore |
| Publication: | March 20, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Gangemi Editore |
| Language: | English |
In the light of recent thinking, this is a consideration of two interconnected subjects: Agency Theory and Marxist Archaeology. It is a re-examination aimed at evaluating to what extent these theories can still contribute to the development of theoretical discussion in Prehistoric Archaeology; going beyond the limits inherent in research focussed on individuals in Prehistoric contexts to highlight the role of collective actions within Prehistoric communities as triggering factors in socio-economic transformations. These theoretical premises are then used to analyse transformations in social organisation of the Bronze Age community that settled in Coppa Nevigata (Manfredonia – Apulia).
In the light of recent thinking, this is a consideration of two interconnected subjects: Agency Theory and Marxist Archaeology. It is a re-examination aimed at evaluating to what extent these theories can still contribute to the development of theoretical discussion in Prehistoric Archaeology; going beyond the limits inherent in research focussed on individuals in Prehistoric contexts to highlight the role of collective actions within Prehistoric communities as triggering factors in socio-economic transformations. These theoretical premises are then used to analyse transformations in social organisation of the Bronze Age community that settled in Coppa Nevigata (Manfredonia – Apulia).
