Archaeology, society and identity in modern Japan /

This illuminating study examines the role of archaeology in the formation of the modern Japanese nation and the processes by which archaeological practice is shaped by national discourse. Exploring the close interrelationship between archaeology, society and modernity, it helps explain why we do arc...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mizoguchi, Kōji, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Edition:[1st ed.].
Series:Cambridge studies in archaeology.
Subjects:
Archaeology > Study and teaching > Japan.
Archaeology > Social aspects > Japan.
Archaeology > Political aspects > Japan.
Archéologie > Étude et enseignement > Japon.
Archéologie > Aspect social > Japon.
Archéologie > Aspect politique > Japon.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
Archaeology > Political aspects
Archaeology > Social aspects
Archaeology > Study and teaching
Japan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Archaeology in the contemporary world
  • Modernity and archaeology
  • Communication, sociality, and the positionality of archaeology
  • Nation-state, circularity and paradox
  • Fragmentation, multiculturalism, and beyond
  • Conclusion : demands for problematising and explaining of one's position all the time.

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