Introducing a new series from Eliot Werner Publications:
/Principles of Archaeology/
Advisory Editors: Robert L. Bettinger and Gary M. Feinman

Each volume in this new series explores a specific topic of either 
practical or theoretical relevance to archaeologists. Written in an 
informal, conversational style, the books include such pedagogical 
elements as exercises, study questions, and suggested readings. The 
relatively low price, paperback format, and included teaching aids will 
make these primers ideal for adoption as supplementary texts in a wide 
variety of undergraduate and graduate courses.

See below for additional information and forthcoming volumes.

ISD, Distributor of Scholarly Books, is pleased to offer the first book 
in the series at 20% off the list price through the end of October.
We also welcome standing orders for the series; we offer a standing 
order discount of 20%.

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A Primer on Modern-World Archaeology
by Charles E. Orser, Jr.

9780989824927
Paperback, 168 pages, illus.
Publication Date: August 2014

Regular Price: $29.95 / Special Offer Price: $24.00

Publication: Eliot Werner Publications
Series: Principles of Archaeology

Description:
Despite its slow development, historical archaeology has been steadily 
maturing over the past three decades. Archaeologists today are exploring 
daily life in the post-1500 world at an increasing pace, investigating 
sites throughout the world--frequently locales where historical 
archaeology was never before practiced--using a variety of complex 
theories and perspectives. Given the explosion of worldwide research, it 
is now possible to create a new historical archaeology: a modern-world 
archaeology that explicitly explores modern life in all its variations, 
extending from local to global scales of analysis. Focused on four 
overarching elements of the post-Columbian world (colonialism, 
Eurocentrism, racialization, and capitalism), A Primer on Modern-World 
Archaeology is designed to introduce this new kind of historical 
archaeology to undergraduates, graduate students, and everyone 
interested in the material expressions of how the present world came to 
be. Major perspectives are presented in accessible language and study 
questions are provided at the end of each chapter.

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Forthcoming in the series . . .

APPLIED ZOOARCHAEOLOGY: FOUR CASE STUDIES by Steven Wolverton, Lisa 
Nagaoka, and Torben Rick

ARCHAEOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO GENDER: AN INTRODUCTION by Kristin De Lucia

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF ANCIENT CITIES by Glenn R. Storey

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF MONUMENTAL ARCHITECTURE: A FIRST LOOK by Victor D. 
Thompson

BIOARCHAEOLOGY: A PRIMER THEORY, METHOD, AND DATA by Debra L. Martin

CERAMIC ANALYSIS FOR ARCHAEOLOGISTS by Cathy Lynne Costin

LEARNING LITHICS: A PRIMER FOR FLAKED LITHIC ANALYSIS by Peter Hiscock

MODERN-WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY: A MULTISCALAR APPROACH by Charles E. Orser, Jr.

REGIONAL SETTLEMENT DEMOGRAPHY IN ARCHAEOLOGY by Robert D. Drennan, C. 
Adam Berrey, and Christian E. Peterson

STABLE ISOTOPE ARCHAEOLOGY: A PRIMER ON ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS IN 
ARCHAEOLOGY by Eric J. Bartelink

USING FRAMES OF REFERENCE: A GUIDE TO BINFORD'S DATASETS, PROGRAM, AND 
THEIR RESEARCH POTENTIAL by Amber L. Johnson

ZOOARCHAEOLOGY AND THE ANCIENT PAST: A PRIMER IN METHODS AND MODELS by 
Heather A. Lapham