Collection of essays dealing with the life and work of eminent prehistorian and social historian, Vere Gordon Childe. Emanating from the V Gordon Childe Centenary Conference held at the University of Queensland in 1990, the essays reflect the range of Childe's thought and his continuing influence in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, sociology, political science, the history of ideas, regional culture and labour politics. Includes letters by Childe, references, a bibliography and an index.