Barbara J Little

Historical Archaeology

Why the Past Matters

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What is historical archaeology and why is it important? Well-known archaeologist Barbara Little addresses these key questions for introductory students in this concise, inexpensive, and well-written text.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9781598740233
• ISBN-10: 1598740237
• Artikelnr.: 22194732

Autorenporträt

Little, Barbara J

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Do History and Historical Archaeology Matter?
What Are Our Ambitions?
Chapter 2 The Goals of Historical Archaeology
Chapter 3 Preserving and Interpreting Sites
Chapter 4 Rewriting Documentary History
Chapter 5 Reconstructing Ways of Life
Chapter 6 Improving Archaeological Methods
Chapter 7 Understanding Modernization and Globalization
What Do We Care About?
Chapter 8 A Questioning Attitude
Chapter 9 Defining Our Topics
Chapter 10 Colonialism, Capitalism, and Slavery
Chapter 11 What Is Our Evidence?
Chapter 12 Ideology, Ambiguity, and Muted Groups
Chapter 13 Ethical Considerations
A Windshield Survey of Historical Archaeology
Chapter 14 Introduction to a Windshield Survey of Historical Archaeology
Chapter 15 The Survival of the English Colony at Jamestown
Chapter 16 Mission San Luis de Talimali
Chapter 17 Enclosure of the English Countryside
Chapter 18 Capitalism, the Georgian Order, and a Woman
Chapter 19 Australia's Convict Past
Chapter 20 African American Life
Chapter 21 The Machine in the Garden
Chapter 22 The Inner-City Working Class
Chapter 23 Garbage and Garbage-in-Waiting
Historical Archaeology as Public Scholarship
Chapter 24 Introduction to Public Archaeology
Chapter 25 Public Memory and Public Places
Chapter 26 Education and Outreach
Chapter 27 What About the Painful Past?
Chapter 28 History and the Culture Wars
Chapter 29 Civic Renewal and Restorative Justice
Chapter 30 Transformative Learning and Archaeology
Chapter 31 Some Closing Thoughts