Format:
1 online resource (325 pages)
ISBN:
9781461401926
Series Statement:
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology Ser.
Content:
Deploying case studies from around the world, this volume explores the complex interplay of colonial and capital formations. The authors' critical approach attempts to apply post-colonial theory to realign the theoretical discourse in historical archaeology.
Content:
Intro -- The Archaeology of Capitalism in Colonial Contexts -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: The Archaeology of Capitalism in Colonial Contexts, an Introduction: Provincializing Historical Archaeology -- Introduction -- Historical Archaeology's Haunts: Capitalism and Colonialism -- Postcolonial Theory and Its Implications -- Theoretical Implications -- Volume Overview -- Thoughts on the Future: Provincializing Historical Archaeology -- References -- Chapter 2: Precolonial Encounters at Tamál-Húye : An Event-Oriented Archaeology in Sixteenth-Century Northern California -- Introduction -- The Encounters at Tamál-Húye -- Culture Contact and Colonialism -- Event-Oriented Archaeology -- An Event-Oriented Archaeology -- Archaeology of the Encounters at Tamál-Húye -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Subduing Tendencies? Colonialism, Capitalism, and Comparative Atlantic Archaeologies -- Introduction: Scales of Analysis -- Uniform Interpretations and Subduing Tendencies -- The Colonial Past in the Capitalist Present -- Commemoration, Excavation, Reconsideration? -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Chapter 4: Ethnicity and Periphery: The Archaeology of Identity in Russian America -- Russian Conquest and Colonialism -- Ethnicity in Russian America -- Ethnicity and Material Culture -- Material Expression in the Archaeological Record -- Alaska Native Village Sites -- Russian Settlements -- Archaeological Interpretation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Building Farmsteads in the Desert: Capitalism, Colonialism, and the Transformation of Rural Landscapes in Late Ottoman Period Transjordan -- The Archaeology of Ottoman Transjordan -- Ottoman Archaeology as Global Historical Archaeology -- The Ottoman Empire and the Tanzimat -- The Ottoman Land Code and Bedu Registrations -- Case Study: Qasr Hisban.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781461401919
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781461401919
Language:
English
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