Haunting Ruins

Ethnographies of Ruination and Decay

Valentina Gamberi editor Chiara Calzana editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Berghahn Books

Published:1st Mar '25

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Ruins, rubble and decaying material can foster a more layered theory of time, change and memory. The seven ethnographic case studies in Haunting Ruins trace human engagements with the temporal forces of ruins, which can trace the past and transform the present. Conjuring environmental humanities, the anthropology of history, memory and archaeology, this book delves into the complex influence of the past on the present and the future and urges scholars to consider ruins as things to think with.

“From a conceptual, argumentative and methodological point of view, the book is effective and rigorous. It is a well-developed volume which will be of interest to a wide audience.”• Giacomo Pozzi, IULM University

ISBN: 9781805398851

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216 pages