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Inevitably , this has led us to consider how particular forms of material production
may serve a variety of purposes , according to their location within specific
discourses ( for example , Barrett 1987 ) . For the most part , these studies have ...
Inevitably , this has led us to consider how particular forms of material production
may serve a variety of purposes , according to their location within specific
discourses ( for example , Barrett 1987 ) . For the most part , these studies have ...
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Even without considering human action , there are numerous potential
explanations for most technological features , as Jochim ... Technology cannot be
simply the physical ems of material culture itself , but must be expanded to
consider the ...
Even without considering human action , there are numerous potential
explanations for most technological features , as Jochim ... Technology cannot be
simply the physical ems of material culture itself , but must be expanded to
consider the ...
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At this point we must consider not just the cultural specificity of techniques but
their political specificity too . Technical knowledge ( and thus its resultant material
product ) is open to political manipulation . Tools have meanings which are tied ...
At this point we must consider not just the cultural specificity of techniques but
their political specificity too . Technical knowledge ( and thus its resultant material
product ) is open to political manipulation . Tools have meanings which are tied ...
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