An Archaeology of Colonial Identity. Power and Material Culture in the Dwars Valley, South Africa.
Gavin Lucas
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Hardback. Examines how colonial identities were constructed in the Cape Colony of South Africa since its establishment in the 17th century up to the 20th century. This title takes an archaeological approach, which also draws on documentary material to examine how different people in the colony constructed identities through material culture. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1140.
This book is the based on the work of many people, and while I discuss many of them in the general context of this book in Chapter 1,1 would like to emphasize here the contribution of all those people involved. My apologies in advance to any I have omitted to mention. The backbone of the book is based on a project, 'Farm Lives' conducted between 1999 and 2002, funded exclusively by the McDonald Institute for Archaeolog- ical Research at the University of Cambridge; without their essential financial support, this would not have been possible. The project involved three components: archaeological ... Read more
This book is the based on the work of many people, and while I discuss many of them in the general context of this book in Chapter 1,1 would like to emphasize here the contribution of all those people involved. My apologies in advance to any I have omitted to mention. The backbone of the book is based on a project, 'Farm Lives' conducted between 1999 and 2002, funded exclusively by the McDonald Institute for Archaeolog- ical Research at the University of Cambridge; without their essential financial support, this would not have been possible. The project involved three components: archaeological ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780306485374
SKU
V9780306485374
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Reviews for An Archaeology of Colonial Identity. Power and Material Culture in the Dwars Valley, South Africa.
Lucas's linkage of finds, buildings and wider landscapes into a theoretical framework shows historical archaeology at its best. Paul Courtney, Post Medieval Archaeology