Historical Archaeology in Africa : Representation, Social Memory, and Oral Traditions
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
African Archaeology Series
ISBN-10
0759109648
ISBN-13
9780759109643
Publisher
AltaMira Press
Imprint
AltaMira Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 11th, 2006
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
644 grams
Dimensions
23.70 x 15.80 x 2.60 cms
Product Classification:
Archaeology by period / region
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Presents an inquiry into the questions that count, proposing different ways of thinking about historical archaeology. Confronting topics of oral traditions, our orientation to archaeology, and the misrepresentation of various cultures, this title calls for a pathway to a more nuanced, and more inclusive historical archaeology.
Historical Archaeology in Africa is an inquiry into historical questions that count, proposing different ways of thinking about historical archaeology. Peter Schmidt challenges readers to expand their horizons . Confronting topics of oral traditions, the role of cultural landscapes in social memory, and historical misrepresentations of various cultures, Schmidt calls for a new pathway to an enriched, more nuanced, and more inclusive historical archaeology. Allowing Africa to speak for itself without colonial interpreters, Historical Archaeology in Africa will be of interest not only to historians and archaeologists, but to all concerned with Africa''s past and present.
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