Agency theory examines the relationship between individuals or groups when one party is doing work on behalf of another. 'Agency and Identity in the Ancient Near East' offers a theoretical study of agency and identity in Near Eastern archaeology, an area which until now has been largely ignored by archaeologists. The book explores how agency theory can be employed in reconstructing the meaning of spaces and material culture, how agency and identity intersect, and how the availability of a textual corpus may impact on the agency approach. Ranging from the Neolithic to the Islamic period, 'Agency and Identity in the Ancient Near East' covers sites located in Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, and Israel. The volume includes contributions from philology, art, history, computer simulation studies, materials science, and the archaeology of settlement and architecture.
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Sharon R. Steadman, Jennifer C. Ross
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Chapter 1 Agency and Identity in the Ancient Near East, Jennifer C. Ross, Sharon R. Steadman; Part I The Agency of Place, Sharon R. Steadman, Jennifer C. Ross; Chapter 2 Movement Across the Landscape and Residential Stability, Jennifer E. Jones; Chapter 3 Agency, Architecture, and Archaeology, Sharon R. Steadman; Chapter 4 Agents in Motion, Scott Branting; Part II The Agency of Daily Practice, Sharon R. Steadman, Jennifer C. Ross; Chapter 5 Subsistence Actions at Çatalhöyük, Nerissa Russell, Amy Bogaard; Chapter 6 The Scribal Artifact, Jennifer C. Ross; Chapter 7 Shared Painting, A. Gabriela Castro Gessner; Chapter 8 Early Islamic Pottery, Jodi Magness; Part III The Agency of Power, Sharon R. Steadman, Jennifer C. Ross; Chapter 9 Material Culture and Identity, Timothy Matney; Chapter 10 Object Agency?, Marian H. Feldman; Chapter 11 Akkad and Agency, Archaeology and Annals, Anne Porter; Chapter 12 Agency, Identity, and the Hittite State, Gregory McMahon; Part IV Beyond Agency, Sharon R. Steadman, Jennifer C. Ross; Chapter 13 Beyond Agency, A. Bernard Knapp;