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The Archaeology of American Capitalism (Paperback)
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The Archaeology of American Capitalism (Paperback)
Series: The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective
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"Matthews has offered a bold new interpretation of the archaeology
of capitalism. This book will take historical archaeology in
exciting new directions of inquiry."--Charles E. Orser Jr., author
of "The Archaeology of Race and Racialization in Historic America"
"Does a very good job making sense of an exceptionally complex
scholarship on capitalism that is routinely invoked in historical
archaeology. As an introduction to the basic theoretical points in
Marxian perspectives on capitalism and the archaeological
scholarship that either intentionally or unwittingly borrows from
such concepts, this book is a sound primer for undergraduate and
graduate students alike."--Paul R. Mullins, author of "Race and
Affluence" Christopher Matthews offers a fresh look at the historic
material culture and social meaning of capitalism in this
wide-ranging and compelling study. Drawing on archaeological
evidence from the colonial period to the modern era and covering
sites from New England to California, "The Archaeology of American
Capitalism" is the first comparative treatment in historical
archaeology to comprehensively illustrate the development and
evolution of capitalism in the United States. Accessible to even
the beginning student and organized chronologically, this volume
focuses on the material construction of individuals as commodities,
the orientation of social life to the market, and grassroots
resistance to capitalist culture. Perhaps most intriguing, Matthews
identifies the discipline of archaeology as an artifact of
capitalism and offers a thoughtful investigation into the ways in
which the transformative effects of capitalism determine not only
much of the archaeological record, but the pursuit of archaeology
itself. Christopher N. Matthews is associate professor of
anthropology at Hofstra University.
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