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Archaeology, the Public and the Recent Past
Chris Dalglish
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Description for Archaeology, the Public and the Recent Past
Hardback.
Essays dealing with the question of how the theory and practice of archaeology should engage with the recent past. Heritage, memory, community archaeology and the politics of the past form the main strands running through the papers in this volume.The authors tackle these subjects from a range of different philosophical perspectives, with manydrawing on the experience of recent community, commercial and other projects. Throughout, there is a strong emphasis on both the philosophy of engagement and with its enactment in specific contexts; the essays deal with an interest in the meaning, value and contested nature of the recent past ... Read more
Essays dealing with the question of how the theory and practice of archaeology should engage with the recent past. Heritage, memory, community archaeology and the politics of the past form the main strands running through the papers in this volume.The authors tackle these subjects from a range of different philosophical perspectives, with manydrawing on the experience of recent community, commercial and other projects. Throughout, there is a strong emphasis on both the philosophy of engagement and with its enactment in specific contexts; the essays deal with an interest in the meaning, value and contested nature of the recent past ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
Number of Pages
189
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838517
SKU
V9781843838517
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Ref
99-19
Reviews for Archaeology, the Public and the Recent Past
[A] useful and enjoyable book which will serve as a good introduction to the issues it raises for those unfamiliar to them.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL
ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL