Historical Archaeology Through a Western Lens Contributor(s): Warner, Mark (Editor), Purser, Margaret (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0803277288 ISBN-13: 9780803277281 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Series: Historical Archaeology of the American West |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.57 lbs) 384 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The mythic American West, with its perilous frontiers, big skies, and vast resources, is frequently perceived as unchanging and timeless. The work of many western-based historical archaeologists over the past decade, however, has revealed narratives that often sharply challenge that timelessness. Historical Archaeology Through a Western Lens reveals an archaeological past that is distinct to the region--but not in ways that popular imagination might suggest. Instead, this volume highlights a western past characterized by rapid and ever-changing interactions between diverse groups of people across a wide range of environmental and economic situations. The dynamic and unpredictable lives of western communities have prompted a constant challenging and reimagining of both individual identities and collective understandings of their position within a broader national experience. Indeed, the archaeological West is one clearly characterized by mobility rather than stasis. Mark Warner is a professor of anthropology and department chair at the University of Idaho. He is the author of Eating in the Side Room: Food, Archaeology, and African American Identity. Margaret Purser is a professor of anthropology and department chair at Sonoma State University. |