This unique book offers a theoretical framework for historical
archaeology that explicitly relies on network theory. Charles E.
Orser, Jr., demonstrates the need to examine the impact of
colonialism, Eurocentrism, capitalism, and modernity on all
archaeological sites inhabited after 1492 and shows how these
large-scale forces create a link among all the sites. Orser
investigates the connections between a seventeenth-century runaway
slave kingdom in Palmares, Brazil and an early nineteenth-century
peasant village in central Ireland. Studying artifacts, landscapes,
and social inequalities in these two vastly different cultures, the
author explores how the archaeology of fugitive Brazilian slaves
and poor Irish farmers illustrates his theoretical concepts. His
research underscores how network theory is largely unknown in
historical archaeology and how few historical archaeologists apply
a global perspective in their studies. A Historical Archaeology of
the Modern World features data and illustrations from two
previously unknown sites and includes such intriguing findings as
the provenance of ancient Brazilian smoking pipes that will be new
to historical archaeologists.
General
Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology |
Release date: |
1996 |
First published: |
1996 |
Authors: |
Charles E. Orser Jr
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
248 |
Edition: |
1996 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-306-45173-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
|
LSN: |
0-306-45173-5 |
Barcode: |
9780306451737 |
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