Michael Brian Schiffer

Michael Brian Schiffer is professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona.

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The Portable Radio in American Life

The University of Arizona Press

As an artifact of culture, the portable radio is an unusual but perfect subject for investigation by archaeologist Schiffer. Seeing the history of everyday objects as the history of the life of a people, he shows how the portable radio has reflected changes in American society as surely as clay pots have for ancient cultures.

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Anthropological Perspectives on Technology

University of New Mexico Press

Provides recognition that anthropology and archaeology offer diverse perspectives for studying technology in virtually all human societies-from prehistoric painting to the industrial age.

  • Copyright year: 2001
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