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In the light of on-going discussions concerning when 'the past' begins, the speed of contemporary life and academic books as artefacts, it's amusing to see that despite being a only week old, the paperback edition already exists as 'second-hand' and 'used' elsewhere on the internet. Of course, I recommend going through OUP and look forward to receiving my just-ordered copy! jd On Mon, July 26, 2010 9:42 am, R.Harrison wrote: > List members might be interested in this book, just published in the UK > and due to be published elsewhere shortly. > > *************************** > After Modernity > Archaeological Approaches to the Contemporary Past > Rodney Harrison and John Schofield > > Rodney Harrison and John Schofield explore how archaeology can inform the > study of our own society and other late-modern societies through detailed > case studies and a summary of the existing literature. They draw together > cross-disciplinary perspectives, and develop a new agenda for the study of > the materiality of contemporary societies. > > Paperback | 344 pages > £27.50 | 22 July 2010 | 978-0-19-954808-8 > Also Available as: Hardback > > For further information or to order this book please click link below: > http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199548088.do > > _______________________ > Dr Rodney Harrison > Lecturer in Heritage Studies > Faculty of Arts > The Open University > Walton Hall > MILTON KEYNES MK7 6AA > UNITED KINGDOM > email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > web: > www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history/harrison.htm<http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history/harrison.htm> > Understanding Global Heritage: > www.open.ac.uk/Arts/ad281<http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/ad281> > CHAT group: > www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk<http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk/> > <http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199548088.do> > > -- > The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an > exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC > 038302). > > -------------------------- > 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 > ------- > Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: > http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk > -------------------------- > -- PhD Candidate - Archaeology/Creative Arts UWE School of Art, Media and Design University of Bristol, Dept of Archaeology and Anthropology -------------------------- 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 ------- Visit the CHAT website for more information and for future meeting dates: http://www.contemp-hist-arch.ac.uk --------------------------