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Handbook of postcolonial archaeology /

This essential handbook explores the relationship between the postcolonial critique and the field of archaeology, a discipline that developed historically in conjunction with European colonialism and imperialism. In aiding the movement to decolonize the profession, the contributors to this volume--t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lydon, Jane, 1965-, Rizvi, Uzma Z., 1973-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, ©2010.
Colección:World Archaeological Congress research handbooks in archaeology ; v. 3.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This essential handbook explores the relationship between the postcolonial critique and the field of archaeology, a discipline that developed historically in conjunction with European colonialism and imperialism. In aiding the movement to decolonize the profession, the contributors to this volume--themselves from six continents and many representing indigenous and minority communities and disadvantaged countries--suggest strategies to strip archaeological theory and practice of its colonial heritage and create a discipline sensitive to its inherent inequalities. Summary articles review the emer.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (525 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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