Places in between : the archaeology of social, cultural and geographical borders and borderlands /

The concept of the border as a metaphor has been widely exploited across the Arts and Humanities and a body of Border Theory has been developed, critiqued and ""rethought"". It is remarkable that this body of theory has largely been ignored by archaeologists, who have instead pre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Mullin, David (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; Oakville, Conn. : Oxbow Books, [2011]
Temas:
Borderlands.
Social archaeology.
Archaeology and history.
Régions frontalières.
Archéologie sociale.
Archéologie et histoire.
marches (districts)
historical archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
HISTORY > Historical Geography.
Archaeology and history
Borderlands
Social archaeology
Frontières > Archéologie.
Géoarchéologie.
Gränser > historia.
Gränsmärken > historia.
Arkeologi > sociala aspekter.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The concept of the border as a metaphor has been widely exploited across the Arts and Humanities and a body of Border Theory has been developed, critiqued and ""rethought"". It is remarkable that this body of theory has largely been ignored by archaeologists, who have instead preferred to examine social and cultural boundaries, frontiers, marginality and ethnicity. This book, which grew out of a session at TAG in 2008, explores some of the possibilities offered by the study of borders from an archaeological point of view and presents new perspectives on borders, both metaphorical and geographi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781842175934
1842175939
9781842175910
1842175912

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