In this Book
- Prophet, Pariah, and Pioneer: Walter W. Taylor and Dissension in American Archaeology
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University Press of Colorado
-Ian Hodder, Current Anthropology
Nearly everyone in the archaeological community read Taylor’s book at the time, and despite the negative reaction, many were influenced by it. Few young scholars dared to directly engage and build on his “conjunctive approach,” yet his suggested methods nevertheless began to be adopted and countless present-day authors highlight his impact on the 1960s formation of the “New Archaeology.” In
Prophet, Pariah, and Pioneer, peers, colleagues, and former students offer a critical consideration of Taylor’s influence and legacy. Neither a festschrift nor a mere analysis of his work, the book presents an array of voices exploring Taylor and his influence, sociologically and intellectually, as well as the culture of American archaeology in the second half of the twentieth century.
Table of Contents
- Contributors
- pp. xi-xii
- Figures and tables
- p. xiii
- Part I: Introduction, Background, and Overview
- Part II: Southern Illinois University: Colleagues’ Perspectives
- 5: Professor Walter W. Taylor as Chairman
- pp. 119-122
- 6: Reflections on Walter Taylor
- pp. 123-126
- Part III: Southern Illinois University: Students’ Perspectives
- 7: Walter Taylor in the 1960s
- pp. 129-140
- 8: Yanaconas
- pp. 141-147
- 11: Professor Walter W. Taylor
- pp. 177-194
- Part IV: Analyses of Taylor’s Work and Influence
- 12: Remembering Walter Taylor
- pp. 197-200
- 14: Cornelius Osgood, Preceptor
- pp. 217-226
- 17: Walter W. Taylor in the Southwest
- pp. 299-313
- Part V: Discussion
- References
- pp. 363-406