Archaeology and the Postcolonial Critique

Herausgeber: Liebmann, Matthew; Rizvi, Uzma Z.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Archaeology and the Postcolonial Critique represents a synthesis of postcolonial archaeological studies from the Old and New Worlds. This volume addresses the processes of postcolonialism in light of new paradigms in contemporary academia that affect the practice of archaeology.

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Produktdetails

• Archaeology in Society
• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 404g
• ISBN-13: 9780759110052
• ISBN-10: 0759110050
• Artikelnr.: 30535333

Autorenporträt

Edited by Matthew Liebmann and Uzma Z. Rizvi - Contributions by Greg Borgstede; Craig N. Cipolla; Praveena Gullapalli; Matthew Liebmann; Ian Lilley; Jaime R. Pagán Jiménez; Thomas C. Patterson; Robert W. Preucel; Reniel Rodriguez Ramos; Sandra Scham; Sudh

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. Introduction: The Intersections of Archaeology and Postcolonial
Studies Chapter 2. A Brief History of Postcolonial Theory and Implications
for Archaeology Chapter 3. Heterogeneous Encounters: Colonial Histories and
Archaeological Experiences Chapter 4. Towards the Liberation of
Archaeological Praxis in a "Postcolonial Colony:" The Case of Puerto Rico
Chapter 5. Postcolonial Cultural Affiliation: Essentialism, Hybridity, and
NAGPRA Chapter 6. Notions of Cultural Continuity and Disjunction in Maya
Social Movements and Maya Archaeology Chapter 7. Decolonizing Methodologies
as Strategies of Practice: Operationalizing the Postcolonial Critique in
the Archaeology of Rajasthan Chapter 8. Indigenous and Postcolonial
Archaeologies Chapter 9. Archaeology, the World Bank, and Postcolonial
Politics Chapter 10. Disinheriting Heritage: Explorations in the
Contentious History of Archaeology in the Middle East Chapter 11. Situating
World Heritage Sites in a Multicultural Society: The Ideology of
Presentation at the Sacred City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Chapter 12.
Conclusion: Archaeological Futures and the Postcolonial Critique