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Examines the social, cultural and ethical dimensions of heritage
research and practice, and the underlying international politics of
protecting cultural and natural resources around the globe. *
Focuses on ethnographic and embedded perspectives, as well as a
commitment to ethical engagement * Appeals to a broad audience,
from archaeologists to heritage professionals, museum curators to
the general public * The contributors comprise an outstanding team,
representing some of the most prominent scholars in this broad
field, with a combination of senior and emerging scholars, and an
emphasis on international contributions
"Archaeologies of Social Life" is a fascinating new perspective on
everyday life in ancient Egypt. The author provides detailed
discussions of new topics of debate, including the body, sexuality
and issues of identity, while also addressing some of the
traditional questions in archaeology about society and self, the
individual and social relations. The book is unusual in examining
ordinary life in ancient Egypt rather that focusing on the
traditional subjects of pharaohs and elites.Meskell makes Egyptian
social history available to an archaeological audience and shows
the reader how factors such as age, class, sex and ethnicity were
played out in the lives of real people. The author takes an
interdisciplinary approach to the subject, combining theories of
third wave feminism with the archaeological data of New Kingdom
Egypt. She presents innovative theory from the social sciences and
puts it into practice to reveal individuals in antiquity, relating
the issues of their lives to our experience of society today.
"Archaeologies of Social Life" is a fascinating new perspective on
everyday life in ancient Egypt. The author provides detailed
discussions of new topics of debate, including the body, sexuality
and issues of identity, while also addressing some of the
traditional questions in archaeology about society and self, the
individual and social relations. The book is unusual in examining
ordinary life in ancient Egypt rather that focusing on the
traditional subjects of pharaohs and elites.Meskell makes Egyptian
social history available to an archaeological audience and shows
the reader how factors such as age, class, sex and ethnicity were
played out in the lives of real people. The author takes an
interdisciplinary approach to the subject, combining theories of
third wave feminism with the archaeological data of New Kingdom
Egypt. She presents innovative theory from the social sciences and
puts it into practice to reveal individuals in antiquity, relating
the issues of their lives to our experience of society today.
Examines the social, cultural and ethical dimensions of heritage
research and practice, and the underlying international politics of
protecting cultural and natural resources around the globe. *
Focuses on ethnographic and embedded perspectives, as well as a
commitment to ethical engagement * Appeals to a broad audience,
from archaeologists to heritage professionals, museum curators to
the general public * The contributors comprise an outstanding team,
representing some of the most prominent scholars in this broad
field, with a combination of senior and emerging scholars, and an
emphasis on international contributions
The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is unique in revealing
the conflicts inherent in preserving both natural and cultural
heritage, by examining the archaeological, ethnographic and
economic evidence of a nation's attempts to master its past and its
future. * Provides a classic example of how nations attempt to
overcome a negative heritage through past mastering of their
histories * Evaluates the continuing dominance of nature and
conservation over concerns for cultural heritage * Employs
ethnographic and archaeological methodologies to reveal how the
past is processed into a new national heritage * Identifies
heritage as therapy, exemplified in the strategy for repairing
legacies of racial and ethnic difference in post-apartheid South
Africa * Highlights the role of archaeological heritage sites,
national parks and protected areas in economic development and
social empowerment * Explores how nature trumps culture and the
global implications of the new configurations of heritage
The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is unique in revealing
the conflicts inherent in preserving both natural and cultural
heritage, by examining the archaeological, ethnographic and
economic evidence of a nation's attempts to master its past and its
future. * Provides a classic example of how nations attempt to
overcome a negative heritage through past mastering of their
histories * Evaluates the continuing dominance of nature and
conservation over concerns for cultural heritage * Employs
ethnographic and archaeological methodologies to reveal how the
past is processed into a new national heritage * Identifies
heritage as therapy, exemplified in the strategy for repairing
legacies of racial and ethnic difference in post-apartheid South
Africa * Highlights the role of archaeological heritage sites,
national parks and protected areas in economic development and
social empowerment * Explores how nature trumps culture and the
global implications of the new configurations of heritage
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