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In small things forgotten

[an archaeology of early American life]

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An edition of In small things forgotten (1977)

In small things forgotten

[an archaeology of early American life]

Expanded and rev. ed.

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  • 37 Want to read
  • 3 Have read

History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past is given new dimensions by studying the small things so often forgotten. Doorways, gravestones, musical instruments, and shards of pottery (objects so plain they would never be displayed in a museum) depict the intricacies of daily life.

In this completely revised and expanded edition of In Small Things Forgotten, Deetz has added a chapter addressing the influence of African culture - a culture so strong it survived the Middle Passage and the oppression of slavery - on America in the years following the settler's arrival in Jamestown, Virginia.

Simultaneously a study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied, In Small Things Forgotten colorfully depicts a world hundreds of years in the past through the details of ordinary living.

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Anchor Books
Language
English
Pages
284

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Subjects

Antiquities, Archaeology and history, Social life and customs, Antiquités, Arqueologia histórica, Mœurs et coutumes, Cultura material (arqueologia), Arqueologia americana, Escavação arqueológica, New England -- Antiquities, New England -- Social life and customs -- To 1775, America, antiquities, New england, social life and customs, United states, antiquities

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New England, Virginia, Nouvelle-Angleterre, Estados unidos

Times

To 1775, Jusqu'à 1775
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Cover of: In small things forgotten
In small things forgotten: [an archaeology of early American life]
1996, Anchor Books
in English - Expanded and rev. ed.
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Cover of: In small things forgotten
In small things forgotten: the archaeology of early American life
1977, Anchor Press/Doubleday
in English - 1st ed.
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-269) and index.
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New York

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Dewey Decimal Class
974/.01
Library of Congress
F6 .D43 1996, E78.N5

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Pagination
xiii, 284 p. :
Number of pages
284

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OL965425M
Internet Archive
insmallthingsfor0000deet
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0385483996
LCCN
96001739
OCLC/WorldCat
34116933
Library Thing
5324
Goodreads
270438

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