An important collection, Cosmopolitan Archaeologies delves into the
politics of contemporary archaeology in an increasingly complex
international environment. The contributors explore the
implications of applying the cosmopolitan ideals of obligation to
others and respect for cultural difference to archaeological
practice, showing that those ethics increasingly demand the
rethinking of research agendas. While cosmopolitan archaeologies
must be practiced in contextually specific ways, what unites and
defines them is archaeologists' acceptance of responsibility for
the repercussions of their projects, as well as their undertaking
of heritage practices attentive to the concerns of the living
communities with whom they work. These concerns may require
archaeologists to address the impact of war, the political and
economic depredations of past regimes, the livelihoods of those
living near archaeological sites, or the incursions of
transnational companies and institutions. The contributors describe
various forms of cosmopolitan engagement involving sites that span
the globe. They take up the links between conservation, natural
heritage and ecology movements, and the ways that local heritage
politics are constructed through international discourses and
regulations. They are attentive to how communities near heritage
sites are affected by archaeological fieldwork and findings, and to
the complex interactions that local communities and national bodies
have with international sponsors and universities, conservation
agencies, development organizations, and NGOs. Whether discussing
the toll of efforts to preserve biodiversity on South Africans
living near Kruger National Park, the ways that UNESCO's global
heritage project universalizes the ethic of preservation, or the
Open Declaration on Cultural Heritage at Risk that the
Archaeological Institute of America sent to the U.S. government
before the Iraq invasion, the contributors provide nuanced
assessments of the ethical implications of the discursive
production, consumption, and governing of other people's pasts.
Contributors. O. Hugo Benavides, Lisa Breglia, Denis Byrne, Chip
Colwell-Chanthaphonh, Alfredo Gonzalez-Ruibal, Ian Hodder, Ian
Lilley, Jane Lydon, Lynn Meskell, Sandra Arnold Scham
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