| Archaeologies of the British: Explorations of Identity in the United Kingdom and Its Colonies 1600-1945 Contributor(s): Lawrence, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415217008 ISBN-13: 9780415217002 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Beginning with the early English colonization of Ireland and Virginia, the international range of contributors examine the interplay of objects and identity in Scotland and Wales, regional England, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, and Sri Lanka. The evidence drawn upon includes vernacular architecture, landscapes, and objects of everyday life. Informed by developments in historical archaeology and by postcolonial scholarship, the case-studies in this volume look at the colonists themselves. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 930.107 |
| LCCN: 2002031941 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.42" W x 9.44" (1.30 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning with the early English colonisation of Ireland and Virginia, the international range of contributors in Archaeology of the British examine the interplay of objects and identity in Scotland and Wales, regional England, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, and Sri Lanka. Informed by developments in historical archaeology and by postcolonial scholarship, the case-studies in this volume look at the colonists themselves. The evidence draws upon includes vernacular architecture, landscapes, and objects of everyday life. Archaeologies of the British makes it clear that Britishness has never been a fixed entity, and that material culture can challenge historical and contemporary understandings of Britishness. |