| A Russian Perspective on Theoretical Archaeology: The Life and Work of Leo S. Klejn Contributor(s): Leach, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1629581380 ISBN-13: 9781629581385 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $162.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015006235 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.00 lbs) 222 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Both the work and the life of Leo S. Klejn, Russia's foremost archaeological theorist, remain generally unrecognized by Western scholars. Until now. In this biography and summary of his work, Stephen Leach outlines Klejn's wide-ranging theoretical contributions on the place and nature of archaeology. The book details-Klejn's diverse work on ethnogenesis, migration, Homeric studies, pagan Slavic religion, homosexuality, and the history of archaeology;-his life challenges as a Russian Jewish scholar, jailed for homosexuality by the KGB and for his challenges to Marxist dogma;-his key contributions to theoretical archaeology and, in particular, Klejn's comparisons between archaeologists and forensic scientists. |