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1. Natural Disasters and Cultural Change

   Edited by John Grattan, Robin Torrence

   Series: One World Archaeology

   Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies...

   Published June 28th 2010 by Routledge
2. The Archaeology of Difference

   Negotiating Cross-Cultural Engagements in Oceania

   Edited by Anne Clarke, Robin Torrence

   Series: One World Archaeology

   The Archaeology of Difference presents a new and radically different perspective on the archaeology of cross-cultural contact and engagement. The authors move away from acculturation or domination and resistance and concentrate on interaction and negotiation by using a wide variety of case studies...

   Published September 27th 2000 by Routledge