Assemblage Theory

Manuel DeLanda is an internationally recognised philosopher. He is a professor of philosophy and science in the Architecture Departments at Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of many well-known works including Philosophy and Simulation (Continuum, 2011), Deleuze: History and Science (Atropos Press, 2010), A New Philosophy of Society (Continuum, 2006), Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy (Continuum, 2002), A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History (Zone Books, 1997) and War in the Age of Intelligent Machines (Zone Books, 1991).

• AcknowledgementsSeries Editor’s PrefaceIntroduction1. Assemblages and Human History2. Assemblages and Linguistic Evolution3. Assemblages and the Weapons of War4. Assemblages and Scientific Practice5. Assemblages and Virtual Diagrams6. Assemblages and Realist Ontology7. Assemblages as Solutions to ProblemsBibliographyIndex

For archaeologists intensively engaged in more philosophical inquiries, for example historical contingency, structuration or the generation of novel entities, the discussion here may indeed be essential reading.