The Politics of the Past

ISBN-13: 9780415095549 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 346 str.

P. W. Gathercole; David Lowenthal

Opis

The main aim of this work is to demonstrate the inadequacy of a history that is always written by the winners. It draws on original studies from Africa, North America, Australia and the Pacific in order to make the point, and also emphasizes that archaeology has a crucial role to play in promoting a more balanced, eclectic approach to the past.

Recenzje

'This book deals with ideas about cultural control and ownership and the reconstruction of past reality...Anyone who still thinks the past is, or can be, apolitical would do well to read it, whether their interest is in portable objects, in monuments or in abstract ideas.' - Antiquity

`An anthology containing vital material' - Tim Megarry, Greenwich University

'The essays in this volume are valuable and thought-provoking. - American Antiquity

'...these volumes retain their contemporary relevance and their value as collections or related papers.' - Harry Allen, Anthropology Department, University of Auckland.

'Well worth reading' - Man

O autorze

Peter Gathercole, David Lowenthal