{"title":"Gavin Lucas","description":"\u003cp\u003eGavin Lucas offers thoughtful explorations into the ways history is recorded and interpreted, inviting readers to consider the complexities behind historical narratives. His work, including titles such as \u003cem\u003eWriting the Past\u003c\/em\u003e, delves into the relationship between memory, evidence, and history's construction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted firmly in the History \u0026amp; Military category, Lucas's books blend scholarly insight with accessible prose, perfect for those intrigued by how our understanding of the past is shaped. His approach encourages readers to question and reflect on the story behind every historical account.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"writing-the-past-by-gavin-lucas-9780367001049","title":"Writing the Past","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do archaeologists make knowledge? Debates in the latter half of the twentieth century revolved around broad, abstract philosophies and theories such as positivism and hermeneutics, which have all but vanished today. By contrast, in recent years there has been a great deal of attention given to more concrete, practice-based study, such as fieldwork. But where one was too abstract, the other has become too descriptive and commonly evades issues of epistemic judgement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWriting the Past\u003c\/em\u003e attempts to reintroduce a normative dimension to knowledge practices in archaeology, especially in relation to archaeological practice further down the 'assembly line' in the production of published texts, where archaeological knowledge becomes most stabilised and is widely disseminated. By exploring the composition of texts in archaeology, and the relation between their structural, performative characteristics and key epistemic virtues, this book aims to move debate in both knowledge and writing practices in a new direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough this book will be of particular interest to archaeologists, the argument offered has relevance for all academic disciplines concerned with how knowledge production and textual composition intertwine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47608400904428,"sku":"9780367001049","price":341.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780367001049-writing-the-past.jpg?v=1778198560"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/gavin-lucas.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}