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Creating prehistory : Druids, ley hunters and archaeologists in pre-war Britain
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Creating prehistory : Druids, ley hunters and archaeologists in pre-war Britain

Author: Adam Stout
Publisher: Malden, MA ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2008.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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* Investigates the origins of professional archaeology in Britain during the inter-war period * Brings to life many fascinating and controversial personalities and their creeds, including the  Read more...

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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Adam Stout
ISBN: 9781405155045 1405155043 9781405155052 1405155051
OCLC Number: 175054742
Description: viii, 318 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: Manufacturing the past : the Victorian background --
Establishing the discipline --
Containing the amateurs --
Making progress --
The politics of socialism --
The diffusion heresy : nurture and the primitive --
Establishing diffusion --
A clash of narratives : diffusion and the archaeologists --
The esoteric revival --
The universal bond --
Stonehenge : a mecca of Celtic idealism --
The aesthetics of order --
The old straight track --
The straight track postal club --
Straight track to beyond --
Visions of civilization.
Responsibility: Adam Stout.
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