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A Historical Archaeology of the Modern World
Orser, Charles E., Jr.
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Description for A Historical Archaeology of the Modern World
paperback. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
This unique book offers a theoretical framework for historical archaeology that explicitly relies on network theory. Charles E. Orser, Jr., demonstrates the need to examine the impact of colonialism, Eurocentrism, capitalism, and modernity on all archaeological sites inhabited after 1492 and shows how these large-scale forces create a link among all the sites. Orser investigates the connections between a seventeenth-century runaway slave kingdom in Palmares, Brazil and an early nineteenth-century peasant village in central Ireland. Studying artifacts, landscapes, and social inequalities in these two vastly different cultures, the author explores ... Read more
This unique book offers a theoretical framework for historical archaeology that explicitly relies on network theory. Charles E. Orser, Jr., demonstrates the need to examine the impact of colonialism, Eurocentrism, capitalism, and modernity on all archaeological sites inhabited after 1492 and shows how these large-scale forces create a link among all the sites. Orser investigates the connections between a seventeenth-century runaway slave kingdom in Palmares, Brazil and an early nineteenth-century peasant village in central Ireland. Studying artifacts, landscapes, and social inequalities in these two vastly different cultures, the author explores ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781475789904
SKU
V9781475789904
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Reviews for A Historical Archaeology of the Modern World
`Fascinating to read...well-written and well-edited. It has now become the historical archaeological companion to Eric Wolf's Europe and the People Without History.' The Midden `This book will be of value to serious students of history, archaeology, anthropology, and other social sciences who are interested in the development ... Read more