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  10. An Archaeology of History and Tradition: Moments of Danger in the Annapolis Landscape
  11. An Archaeology of Manners: The Polite World of the Merchant Elite of Colonial Massachusetts
  12. An Archaeology of Social Space: Analyzing Coffee Plantations in Jamaica's Blue Mountains
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  16. Historical Archaeologies of Capitalism
  17. Historical Archaeology of Gendered Lives
  18. Industrial Archaeology: Future Directions
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  20. Interpreting the Early Modern World: Transatlantic Perspectives
  21. Landscape Transformations and the Archaeology of Impact: Social Disruption and State Formation in Southern Africa
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  24. Primer of Population Dynamics
  25. Race & Affluence: An Archaeology of African America & Consumer Culture
  26. Rural Society in the Age of Reason
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African Historical Archaeologies (Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology)

by Andrew M. Reid

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Publisher Comments:

This volume explores the range of interactions between the historical sources and archaeology that are available on the African continent. The contributions, written by a range of experts on different aspects of African archaeology, present the underlying issues such as:- The conflict and collaboration in the foundation of modern Africa;- African trading communities maintaining their independence from Europe;- The impacts of the Atlantic slave trade.
This represents the first consideration of historical archaeology over the African continent as a whole and therefore provides an important review for African archaeologists and historians. This seminal volume also explores Africa's place in global systems of thought and economic development for historical archaeologists and historians alike.

Book News Annotation:

Archaeologists from various African countries, Britain, and the US focus on unconventional, non-European historical sources to encourage the development of links between contemporary populations in Africa and their past, which they say conventional archaeology has too often overlooked. They consider such aspects as the scope and potential of African historical archaeologies, re-evaluating traditional histories on the coast of Kenya, Boka Botuin and the decorated stones of the Cross River region in eastern Nigeria, access to cattle resources in a Tswana capital, and an archaeological perspective on South African industrialization.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

Traditionally, Historical Archaeology has had a North American or European stance, focusing on the interplay between historical documents and the archaeological record. For Africa, with its non-traditional historical sources, this interplay is not as applicable. These sources also inform the period of contact with Europeans, during which the shape of the modern continent was inexorably defined. By focusing on such sources, it becomes possible to present historical understandings which access African experiences with outsiders and other African populations.

This volume explores the range of interactions between the historical sources and archaeology that are available on the African continent. The contributions, written by a range of experts on different aspects of African archaeology, present the underlying issues such as:

- The conflict and collaboration in the foundation of modern Africa;

- African trading communities maintaining their independence from Europe;

- The impacts of the Atlantic slave trade.

This represents the first consideration of historical archaeology over the African continent as a whole and therefore provides an important review for African archaeologists and historians. This seminal volume also explores Africa's place in global systems of thought and economic development for historical archaeologists and historians alike.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780306479953
Editor:
Reid, Andrew M.
Editor:
Lane, Paul J.
Other:
Reid, Andrew M.
Editor:
Reid, Andrew M.
Editor:
Lane, Paul J.
Other:
Reid, Andrew M.
Publisher:
Springer Us
Subject:
Archaeology
Subject:
Antiquities
Subject:
Excavations (archaeology)
Subject:
Popular Culture - General
Subject:
Africa - General
Subject:
Africa Antiquities.
Subject:
Archaeology and history - Africa
Series:
Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology
Publication Date:
March 2004
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
399
Dimensions:
9.24x6.36x1.06 in. 1.58 lbs.
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