The Politics of the Past (Paperback, New Ed)

'History is written by the winners' is the received wisdom. This book explains why historical interpretation has to incorporate perspectives from those other than 'winners', and demonstrates archaeology's crucial role in this wide-ranging approach. The book draws more on Africa, Afro-America, Australasia and Oceania than on Europe, the source of the traditionally dominant perspective in archaeology. The four organizing themes of The Politics of the Past are the forms and consequences of the Eurocentric heritage, the conflicting perspectives of rulers and ruled, the significance of administrative and institutional rivalries, and the cleavages that divide professional from popular views of archaeology. Archaeologists, anthropologists, historians and other scholars will find The Politics of the Past illuminating and provocative. It will enrich historical and archaeological inquiry and interpretation, and ramify their relevance for public policy.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	One World Archaeology
Release date:	August 1994
First published:	1995
Editors:	Peter Gathercole • David Lowenthal
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	346
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-09554-9
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > Historiography Books > History > Theory & methods > Historiography
LSN:	0-415-09554-9
Barcode:	9780415095549

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