Archaeological resource management (ARM) is the practice of recording, evaluating, preserving for future research and presenting to the public the material remains of the past. Almost all countries uphold a set of principles and laws for the preservation and professional management of archaeological remains. This book offers a critical and comparative perspective on the law and professional practices of managing archaeological remains. Beginning with a global history of ARM, John Carman pr...

This book is of relevance to all archaeologists and all others concerned with how an interest in the past impacts on the present.This book explores the manner in which archaeology as a discipline and a field of endeavour contributes to the modern world. The focus throughout the book is on practices - the range of different things that archaeologists do and how they do and have done it in order to explore the field as a distinctive aspect of social practice over time. It also concer...

What is -- or makes a place -- a 'historic battlefield'? From one perspective the answer is simple -- it is a place where large numbers of people came together in an organised manner to fight one another at some point in the past. Yet from another perspective it is far more difficult to say. Why any such location is a place of battle rather than any other kind of event, and why it is especially historic, is hard to identify. This book sets out an answer to the question of what a historic b...

Ethnographic perspectives are often used by archaeologists to study cultures both past and present - but what happens when the ethnographic gaze is turned back onto archaeological practices themselves? That is the question posed by this book, challenging conventional ideas about the relationship between the subject and the object, the observer and the observed, and the explainers and the explained. This book explores the production of archaeological knowledge from a range of ethnographic p...

A discerning study of a slice of modern Indian Christianity and Christian-Hindu encounterThis book revisits South Indian Christian communities that were studied in 1959 and written about in Village Christians and Hindu Culture (1968). In 1959 the future of these village congregations was uncertain. Would they grow through conversions or slowly dissolve into the larger Hindu society around them?John Carman and Chilkuri Vasantha Rao's carefully gathered resear...

The shimmering, muscular guitar pop of The Smiths shone like a beacon through the eighties as they took up the mantle of the best British band since The Beatles. Their unparalleled musicality inspired a generation of popular bands including Oasis, the Stone Roses and Radiohead. Johnny Marr was the genius behind that revolutionary sound. Manchester-born Marr has proved to be a gun-slinger without equal, a guitarist who rode the longest highways to find the most thrilling sounds and who buil...

Drawing on data from the Scottish Referendum Study and subsequent Scottish Election Studies, this book provides the first in depth analysis of how voters engaged with the independence referendum in 2014 and what impact this has had on vote choice, polarisation and engagement in Scotland since then. The book contains eight chapters, and discusses how voters engaged with the referendum campaign, explains vote choice by examining reactions to the cues of parties, leaders and events, and compa...

Using official statistics, this book explores how the SNP managed to confound expectations and win a parliamentary majority in the 2011 Scottish General Election. Perhaps surprisingly, it was not constitutional politics or the return of the Conservatives to power in Westminster but domestic issues that decided the vote in the SNP's favour.

Love Letters from John is a devotional commentary exploring the many wonderful lessons found in the epistles of John.These epistles emphasize the deity of Christ, walking in the light, how to conquer our sin problem, the need to love our brothers, and much more. The apostle John also deals with a group of false teachers, called “antichrists,” who denied that Jesus came in the flesh. Second John deals with the need to reject false teachers and separate ourselves from them. ...

The anthology, 'The Great War in Verse and Prose,' brings together an expansive array of literary pieces that traverse the extraordinary landscape of World War I through poetry and prose. The titular pieces explore the chaos and resilience etched in human hearts during times of conflict, showcasing a tapestry of themes from courage and sacrifice to loss and legacy. The mix of literary styles'Äîfrom poignant prose to metaphor-laden poetry'Äîinvites readers into the myriad ways art sought to...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Step into the chilling world of the Carman family—a tale of wealth, betrayal, and untold secrets that will grip you from the first page and leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about family, ambition, and justice. This gripping true crime saga dives deep into the mysterious and tragic events surrounding the lives of John Chakalos, a self-made billionaire, and his daughter Linda Carman, whose sudden disappearance after a...

The 'Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1914' is a tapestry of the literary currents of early 20th century America, richly woven with themes reflecting the social, romantic, and natural worlds. With a diverse array of poetic styles from free verse to structured rhyme, this collection captures the linguistic prowess and artistic experimentation of the era. Standout pieces blend romantic idealism with modernist sensibilities, offering readers a glimpse into a transformative period in literary h...