1995 Style, Society, and Person, edited by C. Carr and J. Neitzel. Plenum, New York. 477 pp.
Summary
Style, Society, and Person integrates the diverse current and past understandings of the causes of style in material culture. It comprehensively surveys the many factors that cause style; reviews theories that address these factors; builds and tests a unifying framework for integrating the theories; and illustrates the framework with detailed analyses of archaeological and ethnographic data ranging from simple to complex societies. Archaeologists, sociocultural anthropologists, and educators will appreciate the unique unifying approach this book takes to developing style theory.
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction
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Chapter 1.
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Integrating Approaches to Material Style in Theory and Philosophy. Christopher Carr and Jill E. Neitzel
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Part II. High-Level Theory on the Causes of Style
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Chapter 2.
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Style, Society, Myth, and Structure. Peter G. Roe
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Chapter 3.
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Style and the Self. Jerome A. Voss and Robert L. Young
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Chapter 4.
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Style, Perception, and Geometry. Dorothy K. Washburn
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Chapter 5.
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Style, Selection, and Historicity. David P. Braun
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Part III. Middle-Range Theory Relating Form and Cause
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Chapter 6.
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Building a Unified Middle-Range Theory of Artifact Design: Historical Perspectives and Tactics. Christopher Carr
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Chapter 7.
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A Unified Middle-Range Theory of Artifact Design. Christopher Carr
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Chapter 8.
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Basketry of Northern California Indians: Interpreting Style Hierarchies. John Pryor and Christopher Carr
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Chapter 9.
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Cordage and Fabrics: Relating Form, Technology, and Social Processes. Christopher Carr and Robert E Maslowski
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Chapter 10.
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Iroquois False Face Masks: The Multiple Causes of Style. Beryl Rosenthal
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Chapter 11.
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Approaches to Style: Complements and Contrasts. Stephen Plog
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Part IV. Style in Complex Societies
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Chapter 12.
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Elite Styles in Hierarchically Organized Societies: The Chacoan Regional System. Jill E. Neitzel
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Chapter 13.
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Symbols to Power: Styles and Media in the Inka State. Craig Morris
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Part V. Postscript
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Chapter 14.
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Future Directions for Material Style Studies. Christopher Carr and Jill E. Neitzel
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