The prehistory of home


Jerry D. Moore.
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
Utgitt
Berkeley : : University of California Press, , c2012.
Omfang
1 online resource (283 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. The Prehistory of Home; 2. Starter Homes; 3. Mobile Homes; 4. Durable Goods; 5. Model Homes; 6. Apartment Living; 7. Gated Communities; 8. Noble Houses; 9. Sacred Homes; 10. Home Fires; 11. Going Home; 12. Conclusion; Notes; Illustration Credits; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. - Many animals build shelters, but only humans build homes. No other species creates such a variety of dwellings. Drawing examples from across the archaeological record and around the world, archaeologist Jerry D. Moore recounts the cultural development of the uniquely human imperative to maintain domestic dwellings. He shows how our houses allow us to physically adapt to the environment and conceptually order the cosmos, and explains how we fabricate dwellings and, in the process, construct our lives. The Prehistory of Home points out how houses function as symbols of equality or proclaim the
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9780520272217

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