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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Walnut Creek :
Left Coast Press,
©2010.
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| Series: | World Archaeological Congress research handbooks in archaeology ;
v. 3. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (525 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781598746983 1598746987 1598741837 9781598741834 1315427699 9781315427690 1315427680 9781315427683 9781315427676 1315427672 |