{"product_id":"undoing-things","title":"Undoing Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUndoing Things\u003c\/i\u003e explores all the ways in which things become undone, be they objects, bodies, places, or worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough archaeologists have long attended to the productive dimensions of materiality and material culture as a coherent phenomenon—making objects, building things, constructing identities—the discourse around undoing is more fragmented. Topics such as ruination, death, decay, demolition, and collapse are usually examined separately. \u003ci\u003eUndoing Things\u003c\/i\u003e asks what connections or continuities can be discerned in a diverse range of practices, both intentional and taphonomic, both destructive and healing. Is there a creative component to undoing? How visible are different processes of undoing? How is time implicated? Is undoing reversible? Who has the power to undo and when is undoing empowering? What does it take to undo knowledge? These and other questions are examined through archaeological studies ranging from classical Maya and colonial Caribbean examples to present-day Liberia, historical and ethnographic approaches to present-day Argentina, and the contemporary art world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first quarter of the 21st century, human worlds have experienced a series of ruptures from climate-related disasters, political violence, and the Covid-19 pandemic. \u003ci\u003eUndoing Things\u003c\/i\u003e helps move us beyond a cloud of chaos with a deeper understanding of how and why things fall apart and is vital reading for archaeologists and those in related disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249257337176,"sku":"9781032061825","price":51.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032061825.jpg?v=1779181257","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/undoing-things","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}