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Those of Little Note - Gender, Race, and Class in Historical Archaeology (Paperback)
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Because some classes of people may not have been considered worthy
of notice by dominant social groups in the past, they may be less
visible to us today in historical and archaeological records;
consequently, they remain less studied. This volume attempts to
redress this oversight by presenting case studies of historical and
archaeological research on various ethnic, racial, gender, and
socioeconomic groups in colonial and post-colonial North America.
These contributions illustrate how historical archaeologists and
ethnohistorians have used documentary and archaeological evidence
to retrieve information on neglected aspects of American history.
They explore ways of making more visible Native Americans, African
Americans, and Euro-Americans of differing ethnic groups and
economic classes, and also shed new light on such groups as
celibate religious communities, women in predominantly male
communities, and working-class and middle-class women in urban
communities. Material evidence on "those of little note" provides
not only fresh insight into our understanding of daily life in the
past, but also a refreshing counterpoint to the male- and
Euro-centered analysis that has characterized much of historical
archaeology since its inception. Readers will find many chapters
rewarding in their application of sophisticated feminist theory to
archaeological data, or in their probing of complex relational
issues concerning the construction of gender identity and gender
relationships. As the first archeaeologically-focused collection to
examine the interconnectedness of gender, class, race, and
ethnicity in past societies, Those of Little Note sets new
standards for future research. CONTENTS-I--Introduction-1. Through
the Lens of Gender: Archaeology, Inequality, and Those "Of Little
Note" / Elizabeth M. Scott-II--Native American and African American
Communities-2. Cloth, Clothing, and Related Paraphernalia: A Key to
Gender Visibility in the Archaeological Record of Russian America /
Louise M. Jackson-3. "We Took Care of Each Other Like Families Were
Meant To": Gender, Social Organization, and Wage Labor Among the
Apache at Roosevelt / Everett Bassett-4. The House of the Black
Burghardts: An Investigation of Race, Gender, and Class at the W.
E. B. DuBois Boyhood Homesite / Nancy Ladd Muller-III--All Male and
Predominantly Male Communities-5. "With Manly Courage": Reading the
Construction of Gender in a 19th-Century Religious Community /
Elizabeth Kryder-Reid-6. The Identification of Gender at Northern
Military Sites of the Late 18th Century / David R. Starbuck-7.
Class, Gender Strategies, and Material Culture in the Mining West /
Donald L. Hardesty-IV--Working Women in Urban Communities-8. Mrs.
Starr's Profession / Donna J. Seifert-9. Diversity and 19th-Century
Domestic Reform: Relationships Among Classes and Ethnic Groups /
Suzanne M. Spencer-Wood
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