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Archaeology and Colonialism: Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present
Ranging from the Uruk cities of early Mesopotamia, through the empires of the Romans and the Aztecs, to the colonies of modern European states, Chris Gosden presents a comparative survey of 7,000 years of colonialism. (Archaeology is the only discipline that permits such a long-term view across all forms of colonialism.) Gosden argues that modern colonialism, by giving rise to settler societies, is historically unusual and represents an important area for the long-term study of power and material culture.
Book Details
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: May 31st, 2004
- Pages: 204
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.08in - 5.98in - 0.49in - 0.72lb
- EAN: 9780521787956
- Categories: • Archaeology• Emigration & Immigration
About the Author
Gosden, Chris: - Chris Gosden is Lecturer and Curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.
Praise for this book
'... a brave and interesting attempt at a new synthesis ...' Ancient West & East
'Archaeology and Colonialism is a highly readable reassessment of colonialism ... Archaeology and Colonialism is an enjoyable and useful book. Through its concentration on power relations manifest in material culture, it offers a new and stimulating way to approach cultural contact.' Stephanie Wynne-Jones, University of Cambridge