The Archaeology of Contact in Settler Societies (New Directions in Archaeology) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521796822 ISBN 13: 9780521796828

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

An international team of experts examines the historical archaeology of contact and its aftermath by considering the consequences of colonialism in settler societies from the sixteenth century to the present. This work's unique global vision constitutes an innovative exploration of issues which are assuming major social and political importance in the postcolonial world.

About this title

Book Description:

This collected work explores the ways in which archaeologists are writing the histories of relationships between European settlers and the indigenous populations in order to establish a global perspective on the archaeology of contact. An international team of experts examines the historical archaeology of contact and its aftermath and considers the consequences of colonialism in settler societies from the sixteenth century to the present day. This work's global vision is unique and presents an innovative exploration of issues which are, in our postcolonial world, assuming major social and political importance.

About the Author:

Professor Tim Murray is Professor of Archaeology at the School of Historical and European Studies, La Trobe University. He is the author and editor of numerous publications including The Archaeology of Aborginal Australia (1998), The Archaeology of the Urban Landscape (Cambridge, 2001) and the 5-volume Encyclopedia of Archaeology: The Great Archaeologists (1999) and History of Discoveries (2001).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521796822
• ISBN 13: 9780521796828
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Murray Tim