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This book examines the burials in the context of the Ciudad
community to gain some understanding of the nature of Hohokam
social organization. It provides a contrast of the ideology of the
Colonial and Sedentary periods and the ideology of the Classic
Period.
Based on a study of more than 200 burials at the US site of La
Ciudad (725 AD to 1100 AD), this is an exploration of the meaning
of burials as statements on the nature of power relations and
social structure. Focusing on the inequalities between the
distribution of grave goods and other aspects of material culture,
the author argues against trying
Archaeology for whom? The dozen well-known contributors to this
innovative volume suggest nothing less than a transformation of the
discipline into a service-oriented, community-based endeavor. They
wish to replace the primacy of meeting academic demands with
meeting the needs and values of those outside the field who may
benefit most from our work. They insist that we employ both
rigorous scientific methods and an equally rigorous critique of
those practices to ensure that our work addresses real-world
social, environmental, and political problems. A transformed
archaeology requires both personal engagement and a new toolkit.
Thus, in addition to the theoretical grounding and case materials
from around the world, each contributor offers a personal statement
of their goals and an outline of collaborative methods that can be
adopted by other archaeologists.
Archaeology for whom? The dozen well-known contributors to this
innovative volume suggest nothing less than a transformation of the
discipline into a service-oriented, community-based endeavor. They
wish to replace the primacy of meeting academic demands with
meeting the needs and values of those outside the field who may
benefit most from our work. They insist that we employ both
rigorous scientific methods and an equally rigorous critique of
those practices to ensure that our work addresses real-world
social, environmental, and political problems. A transformed
archaeology requires both personal engagement and a new toolkit.
Thus, in addition to the theoretical grounding and case materials
from around the world, each contributor offers a personal statement
of their goals and an outline of collaborative methods that can be
adopted by other archaeologists.
This book, first published in 1992, seeks an explanation of the
pattern of sharp discrepancy of wage levels across the
world-economy for work of comparable productivity. It explores how
far such differences can be explained by the different structures
of households as 'income-pooling units', examining three key
variables: location in the core or periphery of the world-economy;
periods of expansion versus periods of contraction in the
world-economy; and secular transformation over time. The authors
argue that both the boundaries of households and their sources of
income are molded by the changing patterns of the world-economy,
but are also modes of defense against its pressures. Drawing
empirical data from eight local regions in three different zones -
the United States, Mexico and southern Africa - this book presents
a systematic and original approach to the intimate link between the
micro-structures of households and the structures of the capitalist
world-economy at a global level.
This book, first published in 1992, seeks an explanation of the
pattern of sharp discrepancy of wage levels across the
world-economy for work of comparable productivity. It explores how
far such differences can be explained by the different structures
of households as 'income-pooling units', examining three key
variables: location in the core or periphery of the world-economy;
periods of expansion versus periods of contraction in the
world-economy; and secular transformation over time. The authors
argue that both the boundaries of households and their sources of
income are molded by the changing patterns of the world-economy,
but are also modes of defense against its pressures. Drawing
empirical data from eight local regions in three different zones -
the United States, Mexico and southern Africa - this book presents
a systematic and original approach to the intimate link between the
micro-structures of households and the structures of the capitalist
world-economy at a global level.
Walls are being built at a dizzying pace to separate us, cocoon us,
and exclude us. The contributors to this volume illuminate the
roles and uses of walls around the world--in contexts ranging from
historic neighborhoods to contemporary national borders. They argue
that more and more walls are being built even though they are a
paradox in a neoliberal world in which people, goods, and ideas are
supposed to move freely. The walls examined in this volume do not
share a common form or type, but they do share a common political
purpose: they determine and defend racist definitions of social
belonging by controlling access and movement. The contributors
include archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, and
sociologists. They bring different perspectives and insights to the
scale, form, and impact of this phenomenon of "walling in" and
"walling out.
Excavations at Cerro de Trincheras (2 volumes) reports the work of
a collaborative bi-national effort to study the important
trincheras site of Cerro de Trincheras in Sonora, Mexico. The
chapters summarize and discuss artifacts and other data collected
from eight months of excavation in 1995-96. The volumes evaluate
the structure, organization, and role of this particular site in
relation to the Hohokam and other trincheras sites. This report
constitutes a significant and important contribution to the
understanding of this site and the general archaeology of Sonora.
Excavations at Cerro de Trincheras (2 volumes) reports the work of
a collaborative bi-national effort to study the important
trincheras site of Cerro de Trincheras in Sonora, Mexico. The
chapters summarize and discuss artifacts and other data collected
from eight months of excavation in 1995-96. The volumes evaluate
the structure, organization, and role of this particular site in
relation to the Hohokam and other trincheras sites. This report
constitutes a significant and important contribution to the
understanding of this site and the general archaeology of Sonora.
This book develops a theory and framework to describe how
archaeology can contribute to a more humane world. Recognizing that
archaeology is an inherently political activity, Randall H. McGuire
builds on the history of archaeological theory and Marxist
dialectical theory to point out how archaeologists can use their
craft to evaluate interpretations of the real world, construct
meaningful histories for communities, and challenge the persistent
legacies of colonialism and class struggle. McGuire bases his
discussion on his own extensive fieldwork in the United States and
Mexico, citing fascinating case studies to develop the idea of
archaeology as a class-based endeavor.
This volume includes a large number of the papers presented at the
important XIth Southwest Symposium held in Hermosillo, Sonora,
Mexico in January 2010: Building Transnational Archaeologies. The
volume was edited by Elisa Villalpando and Randy H. McGuire and
includes chapters in English and Spanish. The chapters report new
data concerning the prehistory and history of the U.S. Southwest
and northern/western Mexico, consider the relationships of
archaeologists in both areas to the native communities in their
areas, and explore the differences in the practice and roles of
archaeology and archaeological sites in the U.S. and Mexico.
Archaeologists have often used the term ideology to vaguely refer
to a "realm of ideas." Scholars from Marx to Zizek have developed a
sharper concept, arguing that ideology works by representing--or
misrepresenting--power relations through concealment, enhancement,
or transformation of real social relations between groups."
Ideologies in Archaeology "examines the role of ideology in this
latter sense as it pertains to both the practice and the content of
archaeological studies. While ideas like reflexive archaeology and
multivocality have generated some recent interest, this book is the
first work to address in any detail the mutual relationship between
ideologies of the past and present ideological conditions producing
archaeological knowledge.
Contributors to this volume focus on elements of life in past
societies that "went without saying" and that concealed different
forms of power as obvious and unquestionable. From the use of
burial rites as political theater in Iron Age Germany to the
intersection of economics and elite power in Mississippian mound
building, the contributors uncover complex manipulations of power
that have often gone unrecognized. They show that Occam's
razor--the tendency to favor simpler explanations--is sometimes
just an excuse to avoid dealing with the historical world in its
full complexity.
Jean-Paul Demoule's concluding chapter echoes this sentiment and
moreover brings a continental European perspective to the preceding
case studies. In addition to situating this volume in a wider
history of archaeological currents, Demoule identifies the
institutional and cultural factors that may account for the current
direction in North American archaeology. He also offers a defense
of archaeology in an era of scientific relativism, which leads him
to reflect on the responsibilities of archaeologists.
Includes contributions by: Susan M. Alt, Bettina Arnold, Uzi
Baram, Reinhard Bernbeck, Matthew David Cochran, Jean-Paul Demoule,
Kurt A. Jordan, Susan Kus, Vicente Lull, Christopher N. Matthews,
Randall H. McGuire, Rafael Mico, Cristina Rihuete Herrada, Paul
Mullins, Sue Novinger, Susan Pollock, Victor Raharijaona, Roberto
Risch, Kathleen Sterling, Ruth M. Van Dyke, and LouAnn Wurst
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