| Nationalism, Politics and the Practice of Archaeology Revised Edition Contributor(s): Kohl, Philip L. (Editor), Fawcett, Clare (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521558395 ISBN-13: 9780521558396 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: The editors have brought together a distinguished international group of scholars. Whilst archaeologists will find that this book raises cogent questions about their own work, these problems also go beyond archaeology to implicate history and anthropology more generally. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Dewey: 930.1 |
| LCCN: 95001635 |
| Series: New Directions in Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.96" W x 8.91" (1.15 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Archaeology has often been put to political use, particularly by nationalists. This timely collection ranges from propaganda purposes served by archaeology in the Nazi state to lesser-known instances of ideological archaeology elsewhere. A distinguished group of international scholars highlights common threads in these experiences, arguing that archaeologists need to be more sophisticated about the use and abuse of their studies. The book raises cogent questions concerning not only archaeology, but also history and anthropology in general. |