Making Value, Making Meaning
Author | : Cathy Lynne Costin |
Publisher | : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2016 |
ISBN-10 | : 0884024156 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780884024156 |
Rating | : 4/5 (156 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Making Value, Making Meaning by : Cathy Lynne Costin
Download or read book Making Value, Making Meaning written by Cathy Lynne Costin and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Value, Making Meaning explores the concept of techné--the application of a thorough and masterful knowledge of a specific field--as an analytic tool useful for understanding how the production process created value and meaning for objects and public monuments in complex societies of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and the Andes.