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Landscape Transformations and the Archaeology of Impact: Social Disruption and State Formation in Southern Africa
Warren R. Perry
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paperback. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HB; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
An attempt to use archaeological materials to investigate the colonization of southeastern Africa during the period 1500 to 1900. Perry demonstrates the usefulness of archaeology in bypassing the biases of the ethnohistorical and documentary record and generating a more comprehensive understanding of history. Special attention is paid to the period of state formation in Swaziland and a critique of the `Settler Model', which the author finds to be invalid.
An attempt to use archaeological materials to investigate the colonization of southeastern Africa during the period 1500 to 1900. Perry demonstrates the usefulness of archaeology in bypassing the biases of the ethnohistorical and documentary record and generating a more comprehensive understanding of history. Special attention is paid to the period of state formation in Swaziland and a critique of the `Settler Model', which the author finds to be invalid.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Number of Pages
180
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781475772500
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V9781475772500
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