Archaeology and Colonialism: Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present

ISBN-13: 9780521787956 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 204 str.

Chris Gosden; Richard Bradley; Sue Alcock

Opis

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.

Recenzje

' … a brave and interesting attempt at a new synthesis …' Ancient West & East

Spis treści

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.