| Description |
1 online resource (x, 176 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; CONTRIBUTORS |
| Summary |
This collection of essays is not interested in the unresolved questions about the origin, original use, and authentic meaning of the prehistoric monuments of the British Isles. It is not concerned with their prehistory. Rather it deals with the history of barrows, standing stones, and stone circles: with the ways in which they have been viewed, the meanings that have been attributed to them, and the significant impact that they have had over the centuries on British life and culture - from mo .. |
| Analysis |
Prehistoric monuments |
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Cultural reception |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174) |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Megalithic monuments -- Great Britain.
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Prehistoric archaeology.
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History of ideas.
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Popular culture.
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
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Antiquities
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Megalithic monuments
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056606
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| Subject |
Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Parker, Joanne, 1974-
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| LC no. |
2009512940 |
| ISBN |
9781443813389 |
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1443813389 |
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9781443815536 |
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1443815535 |
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1282481231 |
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9781282481237 |
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9786612481239 |
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6612481234 |
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