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The Prehistory of Home

Jerry D. Moore

出版	University of California Press, 2012-04-18
主題	Social Science / ArchaeologySocial Science / Anthropology / Cultural & SocialArchitecture / History / General
ISBN	05209521389780520952133
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=BETJVbcGd3sC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋

Many animals build shelters, but only humans build homes. No other species creates such a variety of dwellings. Drawing examples from across the archaeological record and around the world, archaeologist Jerry D. Moore recounts the cultural development of the uniquely human imperative to maintain domestic dwellings. He shows how our houses allow us to physically adapt to the environment and conceptually order the cosmos, and explains how we fabricate dwellings and, in the process, construct our lives. The Prehistory of Home points out how houses function as symbols of equality or proclaim the social divides between people, and how they shield us not only from the elements, but increasingly from inchoate fear.