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my apologies - that should be [log in to unmask] DH On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 22:56:35 +0100, Dan Hicks <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Dear all, > >Further to the announcement of the publication of 'Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in >Theory', Archaeopress have kindly offered to offer copies of the CHAT 2003-2004 volume at a >20% reduction to those attending the CHAT 2007 conference, for a limited period. > >The cost of the volume (if ordered before 23 November) will therefore be £24 (rather than £30), >and postage will also be free for volumes that are collected directly from the conference. > >So if you're attending CHAT 2007, and would like to take advantage of this offer, please email >[log in to unmask] and cc your message to [log in to unmask] so that we can pass your >details to Archaeopress. > >best wishes, > >Dan > > > >On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 22:17:24 +0100, Dan Hicks <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory: Papers from the CHAT 2003 and CHAT >2004 >>Conferences (edited by Laura McAtackney, Matt Palus and Angela Piccini) >> >>We are delighted to announce the publication "Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in >>Theory' - a collection that documents some of the diversity, and captures much of the energy, of >>the contributions to the first two CHAT meetings in 2003 and 2004. >> >>The book is the fourth contribution to the series 'Studies in Contemporary and Historical >>Archaeology'. We are continuing to develop the series with Archaeopress, through both authored >>and edited volumes, and welcome enquiries and proposals for books that deal with the >>archaeology of the modern period. >> >>Dan Hicks and Josh Pollard (Series Editors) >>[log in to unmask] >>[log in to unmask] >> >>-- >> >>Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory Papers from the 2003 and 2004 CHAT >>Conferences >>edited by Laura McAtackney, Matthew Palus and Angela Piccini. >>Oxford: Archaeopress (BAR S1677 2007: Studies in Contemporary and Historical Archaeology 4) >>ISBN 9781407301150. £30.00. viii+118 pages; illustrated throughout with maps, plans, >drawings >>and photographs. >> >>This volume assembles some of the contributions to the first two annual meetings of the >>Contemporary and Historical Archaeology in Theory (‘CHAT’) conferences, held at Bristol >>University in November 2003 and Leicester University in November 2004. Bringing together a >wide >>range of archaeological practitioners from higher education and from professional archaeology, >>these contributions explore the potential of archaeological studies of the recent and >contemporary >>past from a range of perspectives. >> >>Contents >>1) Preface (Mary C. Beaudry); >>2) Introduction (Laura McAtackney and Matthew Palus); >>3) Significance, value and property in the public face of archaeology (Matthew Palus and >>Christopher Matthews); >>4) Epidemic of medicine: an archaeological dose of popular culture (Krysta Ryzewski); >>5) Slavers, Swashbucklers, and salvors: the ethics of public presentation in nautical archaeology >>(Brian W Gohacki); >>6) The Paradox of Progress: land survey and the making of agrarian society in colonial British >>Columbia (Jeff Oliver); >>7) Constructing capitalism: speculation and social relations in the building industry, 1700- 1850 >>(Martin Locock); >>8) Some Geneaologies of Castles in Ireland (Andrew Tierney); >>9) Cultures of antiquity and the practice of archaeology in Britain and Ireland (c.1700-1850): a >>postcolonial perspective (David Harvey); >>10) Encounters between actors, audience and archaeologists at the Rose Theatre, 1587-1989 >>(Julian Bowsher); >>11) Not surfing but drowning: historic environment data on the internet: addressing intellectual >>barriers to access (Martin Newman); >>12) Concrete Islands (Paul Graves-Brown); >>13) The contemporary and future landscape: Change and Creation in the later twentieth century >>(Graham Fairclough); >>14) Titbits revisted: towards a respectable archaeology of Strait Street, Valletta, Malta (John >>Schofield and Emily Morrissey); >>15) Cultural Identity and perceptions of slavery in the clove plantations of Zanzibar (Sarah >>Croucher); >>16) From rhetoric to research: the Bloody Meadows project as a pacifist response to war (John >and >>Patricia Carman); >>17) Afterword: Towards an archaeology of the contemporary past (Victor Buchli). >> >> >>The volume can be ordered from: >> >>Hadrian Books >>122 Banbury Road >>Oxford OX2 7BP >>England >>Tel +44 (0) 1865 310431 >>Fax +44 (0) 1865 316916 >>e-mail: [log in to unmask] >> >>Customers in North America can order through The David Brown >>Book Co. in Connecticut which is the American Branch of Oxbow Books, >>Oxford, UK. >> >>The David Brown Book Company >>P O Box 511, Oakville, CT 06779 >>Tel: (800) 791-9354 or (860) 945-9329 >>Fax: (860) 945-946 >>e-mail: [log in to unmask] >> >>-------------------------- >>contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events >>in contemporary and historical archaeology, and >>for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. >>------- >>For email subscription options see: >>http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html >>------- >>For CHAT meetings see: >>http://www.bris.ac.uk/archanth/events/chat.html >>-------------------------- >>========================================================== = >============= > >-------------------------- >contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events >in contemporary and historical archaeology, and >for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. >------- >For email subscription options see: >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html >------- >For CHAT meetings see: >http://www.bris.ac.uk/archanth/events/chat.html >-------------------------- -------------------------- contemp-hist-arch is a list for news and events in contemporary and historical archaeology, and for announcements relating to the CHAT conference group. ------- For email subscription options see: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/archives/contemp-hist-arch.html ------- For CHAT meetings see: http://www.bris.ac.uk/archanth/events/chat.html --------------------------