Archaeology and Colonialism
Archaeology and Colonialism
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USDRanging 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.
- Covers 5000 years of human history
- An ideal introduction to the major theories of colonialism
- First book to present a comparative survey of the colonial systems of Mesopotamia, Rome, the Aztecs and modern European colonies
Reviews & endorsements
'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
' … a brave and interesting attempt at a new synthesis …' Ancient West & East
Product details
June 2004Hardback
9780521782647
202 pages
235 × 151 × 18 mm
0.444kg
22 b/w illus. 5 tables
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Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Other approaches to colonialism
- 3. A model of colonialism
- 4. Colonialism within a shared cultural milieu
- 5. The middle ground
- 6. Terra nullius
- 7. Power.
