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Books by Michael Shanks






Re-constructing Archaeology(2nd Edition)
Theory and Practice (New Studies in Archaeology)
by Michael Shanks, Christopher Y. Tilley
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 1992 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-08870-1, ISBN: 0-415-08870-4

"Archaeologists may never get to know past reality objectively; but science works. We are not even fighting an illusion; ... The scale and nature of the reaction to the book shows this, we think. TV sets do work, but science is a subtle field of practice and is only one mode of perception and explanation. There are others perhapsĀ ..."






The Archaeological Imagination(1st Edition)
by Michael Shanks
Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2012 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-59874-362-3, ISBN: 1-59874-362-7

"Archaeology is a way of acting and thinking about what is left of the past, about the temporality of what remains, about material and temporal processes to which people and their goods are subject, about the processes of order and entropy, of making, consuming and discarding at the heart of human experience. These elements, and the practices that archaeologists follow to uncover them, is the essence of the archaeological imagination. In ..."






Social Theory and Archaeology(1st Edition)
by Michael Shanks, Christopher Y. Tilley
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1991 by Polity
ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-0184-7, ISBN: 0-7456-0184-7

"Archaeological theory and method have recently become the subject of vigorous debate centred on the growing realization that archaeological theory is social theory and as such can be looked at by means of a wide variety of sociological frameworks, such as structuralism and post-structuralism, Marxism and critical theory. In this analysis, Shanks and Tilley argue against the functionalism and positivism which result from an inadequate as ..."






Theatre/Archaeology(1st Edition)
by Mike Pearson, Michael Shanks
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2001 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-19458-7, ISBN: 0-415-19458-X

"Theatre/Archaeology is a provocative challenge to disciplinary practice and intellectual boundaries. It brings together radical proposals in both archaeological and performance theory to generate a startlingly original and intriguing methodological framework."






Political and Economic Planning Ser.
Planning and Politics : The British Experience, 1960-76
by Michael Shanks
Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 1977 by Allen & Unwin
ISBN-13: 978-0-04-330283-5, ISBN: 0-04-330283-1






Interpreting Archaeology(1st Edition)
Finding Meaning in the Past
by Ian Hodder, Alexandra Alexandri, Victor Buchli, Michael Shanks, Jonathan Last, Gavin Lucas, John Carman, Editor-John Carmen
Paperback, 286 Pages, Published 1997 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-15744-5, ISBN: 0-415-15744-7

"There has been a profound shift in the direction of archaeological activity in the last fifteen years, a change reflected in this volume. While excavation remains a professional priority, the interpretation of archaeological evidence is now attracting increasing critical study. In part this is stemmed from the public demand for explanation of archaeological evidence, which moves beyond the more restricted academic debate among archaeolo ..."






Archaeology in the Making(1st Edition)
Conversations through a Discipline
by William L. Rathje, Christopher Witmore, Michael Shanks
Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-10834-9, ISBN: 1-138-10834-0

"Archaeology in the Making is a collection of bold statements about archaeology, its history, how it works, and why it is more important than ever. This book comprises conversations about archaeology among some of its notable contemporary figures. They delve deeply into the questions that have come to fascinate archaeologists over the last forty years or so, those that concern major events in human history such as the origins of agricult ..."






Re-constructing Archaeology(2nd Edition)
Theory and Practice
by Michael Shanks, Christopher Tilley
Hardcover, 312 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-14604-4, ISBN: 1-138-14604-8

"First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company."






The Common Market Today And Tomorrow
by Michael Shanks, John Lambert
Hardcover, 252 Pages, Published 2012 by Literary Licensing, Llc
ISBN-13: 978-1-258-26975-3, ISBN: 1-258-26975-9






The Common Market Today And Tomorrow
by Michael Shanks, John Lambert
Paperback, 252 Pages, Published 2012 by Literary Licensing, Llc
ISBN-13: 978-1-258-27723-9, ISBN: 1-258-27723-9






The Archaeological Imagination
(Hardback)
by Michael Shanks
Library, 128 Pages, Published 2009 by Left Coast Press Inc
ISBN-13: 978-1-59874-361-6, ISBN: 1-59874-361-9

""This book provides perspective revealing the intellectual, historical and practical depths of archaeology's embedded role within cultural production."






National Geographic Investigates
Ancient Greece: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Ancient Greece
by Marni Mcgee, Kiernan Walsh, Michael Shanks, Rose Blue
Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2006 by National Geographic Children's Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-7922-7826-9, ISBN: 0-7922-7826-7

"Archaeology unlocks the secrets of Greece's ancient past. Explore the ruins of Greece and Turkey, on land and under sea. In 1870, amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovers Hissarlik, part of Troy. In 1939, the palace of King Nestor in the Mycenaean city of Messina is unearthed near Pylos. In 1996, artifacts from the city, burned around 1200 B.C., link the site to Homer's Odyssey. In 1983, a Turkish diver locates the world ..."






Art and the Early Greek State
(New Studies in Archaeology)
by Michael Shanks, Colin Renfrew, Wendy Ashmore, John O'shea
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-60285-3, ISBN: 0-521-60285-8

"Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2004 Pages: 552 Publisher: Camidge. University Press widely known as an innovative figure in contemporary archeology. Michael Shanks has written a Challenging Contribution to Recent Debates on the emergence of the Greek city states in the first millennium BC . He interprets the art and archaeological remains of Korinth to elicit connections between new urban environments. foreign trade. warfare. and ..."






Art and the Early Greek State
(New Studies in Archaeology)
by Michael Shanks
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1999 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-56117-4, ISBN: 0-521-56117-5

"Widely known as an innovative figure in contemporary archaeology, Michael Shanks has written a challenging contribution to recent debates on the emergence of the Greek city states in the first millennium BC. He interprets the art and archaeological remains of Korinth to elicit connections between new urban environments, foreign trade, warfare, and the ideology of male sovereignty. Adopting an interdisciplinary perspective, which draws o ..."






The Flytier's Craft(1st Edition)
by Michael Shanks, Mike Shanks
Hardcover, 144 Pages, Published 1992 by Voyageur Pr
ISBN-13: 978-1-85310-237-0, ISBN: 1-85310-237-7

"Author, an experienced British fly tier, describes the tying techniques required to tie every pattern likely to be encountered. Many patterns shown along with"how to" diagrams and color photos."






What's wrong with the modern World- an Agenda for a New Society
by Michael Shanks
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 1978 by The Bodley Head Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-370-30101-3, ISBN: 0-370-30101-3






Planning and Politics(1st Edition)
British Experience, 1960-76 (P.E.P.)
by Michael Shanks
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1977 by Allen & Unwin
ISBN-13: 978-0-04-330284-2, ISBN: 0-04-330284-X

"P.E.P. Paperback: 144 pages Publisher: Allen & Unwin (November 1977) Language: English"






European Social Policy Today and Tomorrow(1st Edition)
by Michael Shanks, James P. Allen
Hardcover, 116 Pages, Published 1977 by Elsevier
ISBN-13: 978-0-08-021444-3, ISBN: 0-08-021444-4






Archaeologies of Presence(1st Edition)
by Gabriella Giannachi, Nick Kaye, Michael Shanks
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2012 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-55767-2, ISBN: 0-415-55767-4

"Archaeologies of Presence is a brilliant exploration of how the performance of presence can be understood through the relationships between performance theory and archaeological thinking. Drawing together carefully commissioned contributions by leading international scholars and artists, this radical new work poses a number of essential questions: What are the principle signifiers of theatrical presence? How is presence achie ..."






The stagnant society(Updated)
(Pelican books)
by Michael Shanks
276 Pages, Published 1972 by Penguin
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-020555-8, ISBN: 0-14-020555-1



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