"A stimulating source of ideas, and a conspectus of how broadly and deeply many archaeologists are thinking about the way their discipline relates to the modern world." <br /> <i>Times Higher Education Supplement </i> <br /> <p>"The perspectives represented are broad and refreshing, accessible to a non-specialist, but authoritative ... This volume is very well suited as a teaching text for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. However, I recommend it for any practioner having an interest in the recent trends and advances that are affecting what archaeology is and will be."<br /> <i>Historical Archaeology</i><br /> </p> <p>"For those in search of a single volume that provides a series of state of the art portrayals of the diverse approaches dopted by archeologists in their endeavour to explore and understand the past, look no further."<br /> <i>Post-Medieval Archaeology</i><br /> </p> <p>"One of the best introductions to modern archaeology in all her guises that I have ever read"<br /> <i>H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences</i><br /> </p> <p>"This is a large book, and as promised in the introduction it delivers in a sophisticated way emerging insights on a broad range of key archaeological themes ... I can strongly recommend this volume to the professional and student alike."<br /> <i>Australian Archaeology</i><br /> </p> <p>"This book is clearly organized and the material presented in a fair and often innovative manner." <i><br /> Bryn Mawr Classical Review</i><br /> </p> <p>"This important book offers a thought-provoking analysis of many of archaeology’s most pressing controversies. Both students and interested laypeople will find this a satisfying journey though the complexities of a rapidly changing, increasingly multidisciplinary archaeological world."<br /> <i>Brian Fagan, University of California Santa Barbara</i><br /> </p> <p>"A refreshingly wide set of topics, covered by an impressive and authoritative array of authors."<br /> <i>Ian Hodder, Stanford University</i></p>