Archaeology and Colonialism - Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present (Hardcover, New)

Archaeology is the only discipline that allows us to take a long-term view across all forms of colonialism, from the Uruk cities of early Mesopotamia, through the empires of the Romans and the Aztecs, to the colonies of modern European states. In this innovative study, Chris Gosden presents a comparative survey of 5000 years of colonialism. Defining colonialism as, crucially, a relationship with material culture, destabilising of older values, changing both incomers and natives, Gosden attempts to understand the history of power, how it is exercised through material culture and how this understanding can generate new notions of interaction and encounter. By defining colonialism through its relationship with material culture, Gosden argues that modern colonialism, giving rise to settler societies, is historically unusual. Synthesising theoretical approaches and evidence from a broad span of colonial regions, this book provides an important new field of enquiry connecting historic and prehistoric archaeology.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Topics in Contemporary Archaeology
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Chris Gosden
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	202
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-78264-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Colonization & independence Promotions
LSN:	0-521-78264-3
Barcode:	9780521782647

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