SOCIETY AND KNOWLEDGE

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…As an archaeologist I deal with concrete, material things as much as any natural scientist. But as a prehistorianI must treat my objects always and exclusively as concrete expressions and embodiments of human thoughts and idead – in a word of knowledge. On the other hand, as a prehistorianI can never deal with individuals as a literary historian can, my objects must always be memebrs of a class… (from the book)

V Gordon Childewas a remarkable man who is considered the father of modern archaeology who specialised in the study of European prehistory. A vocal socialist,Childeaccepted the socio-economic theory of Marxism and was an early, though unorthodox, proponent of Marxist archaeology.Childewas the author of several well-known books on the subject of archaeology and prehistory, including The Dawn of European Civilization and What Happened in History.

Also from Aakar:

-The Story of Tools by V Gordon Childe

-The Prehistory of European Society by V Gordon Childe

-Man Makes Himself by V Gordon Childe

-What Happened in History by V Gordon Childe

-The Dawn of European Civilization by V Gordon Childe

-Social Evolution by V Gordon Childe

-Piecing Together the Past by V Gordon Childe

-Land and Work in Mediaeval Europe: Selected Papers by Marc Bloch

-The Historians Craft by Marc Bloch

-Feudal Society (2 Vols.) by Marc Bloch