Archaeology of Colonial Encounters: Comparative Perspectives (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series) - Softcover

 
9781930618442: Archaeology of Colonial Encounters: Comparative Perspectives (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series)
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ISBN 10: 1930618441 ISBN 13: 9781930618442
Publisher: SAR Press, 2005

Synopsis

Colonialism and its legacies have emerged as one of the most important research topics in anthropology. Indeed, we now understand that colonialism gave rise to and shaped the discipline. However, the understanding of colonization in anthropology, history, and other fields derives largely from studies of European expansion. In this volume, ten archaeologists analyze the assumptions that have constrained previous studies of colonialism and demonstrate that colonization was common in early Old and New World state societies--an important strategy by which people gained access to critical resources.

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Review

"[This book is] explicitly comparative on a global scale. It offers new conceptualizations and new thinking about colonization, as distinguished from colonialism. Its strength lies in the articulation of an extraordinary and global range of colonial encounters with a set of common question..." -- Kathleen Deagan

About the Author

Stein is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Northwestern University.

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Publisher
SAR Press
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1930618441
ISBN 13 
9781930618442
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
464
Editor
Stein Gil J.

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