Historical archaeology : why the past matters
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- ISBN: 1598740229
- ISBN: 9781598740226
- ISBN: 1598740237
- ISBN: 9781598740233
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207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm - Publisher: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2007.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-198) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Do history and historical archaeology matter? -- Section 1: What are our ambitions? The goals of historical archaeology ; Preserving and interpreting sites ; Rewriting documentary history ; Reconstructing ways of life ; Improving archaeological methods ; Understanding modernization and globalization -- Section 2: What do we care about? A questioning attitude ; Defining our topics ; Colonialism, capitalism, and slavery ; What is our evidence? ; Ideology, ambiguity, and muted groups ; Ethical considerations -- Section 3: A windshield survey of historical archaeology. Introduction to a windshield survey of historical archaeology ; The survival of the English colony at Jamestown ; Mission San Luis de Talimali ; Enclosure of the English countryside ; Capitalism, the Georgian order, and a woman ; Australia's convict past ; African American life ; The machine in the garden ; The inner-city working class ; Garbage and garbage-in-waiting -- Section 4: Historical archaeology as public scholarship. Introduction to public archaeology ; Public memory and public places ; Education and outreach ; What about the painful past? ; History and the culture wars ; Civic renewal and restorative justice ; Transformative learning ; Some closing thoughts. |
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Subject: | Archaeology and history Historic sites Excavations (Archaeology) Archaeology Philosophy Archaeology Methodology |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | CC 77 .H5 L58 2007 | 30775305483936 | General Collection | Available | - |