"The looting of archaeological sites and museums has recently been brought vividly to public attention. In this book, many of the world's experts on the subject examine the extent of the problem, how trafficking in illicit artifacts is carried out, and what can be done to save our cultural heritage."--Ellen Herscher, contributing editor, Archaeology magazine
Archaeological artifacts have become a traded commodity in large part because the global reach of Western society allows easy access to the world's archaeological heritage. Acquired by the world's leading museums and private...
"The looting of archaeological sites and museums has recently been brought vividly to public attention. In this book, many of the world's experts o...
"A far-reaching anthropological study of African and African American religions, German American folkways, and archaeological methodology."--Leland Ferguson, University of South Carolina
"The notion of 'emblematic' vs. 'instrumental' symbolism provides an exciting new model for analyzing material culture and its meanings for the people who produced it and used it."--Anna Sophia Agbe-Davies, DePaul University
Christopher Fennell offers a fresh perspective on ways that the earliest enslaved Africans preserved vital aspects of their traditions and identities in the New World. He also...
"A far-reaching anthropological study of African and African American religions, German American folkways, and archaeological methodology."--Leland...
A significant contribution in Caribbean archaeology. Singleton weaves archaeological and documentary evidence into a compelling narrative of the lives of the enslaved at Santa Ana de Biajacas. Patricia Samford, author of Subfloor Pits and the Archaeology of Slavery in Colonial Virginia Presents results of the first historical archaeology in Cuba by an American archaeologist since the 1950s revolution. Singleton s extensive historical research provides rich context for this and future archaeological investigations, and the entire body of her pioneering research provides comparative...
A significant contribution in Caribbean archaeology. Singleton weaves archaeological and documentary evidence into a compelling narrative of the lives...
A rounded overview of historical and sociocultural approaches to memory that offers a series of interesting and compelling case studies with good global coverage. Andrew Jones, author of Prehistoric Materialities Contests constructions of collective memory, the political uses of memory, and the sensory and mnemonic roles played by materials in this process. Excavating Memory is as provocative and disturbing as it is useful and inspiring. A must-read for memory scholars of all stripes and persuasions. Ruth M. Van Dyke, coeditor of Archaeologies of Memory The...
A rounded overview of historical and sociocultural approaches to memory that offers a series of interesting and compelling case studies with good glob...
Maher explores the development of the Frontier Complex as he deconstructs the frontier myth in the context of manifest destiny, American exceptionalism, and white male privilege. A very significant contribution to our understanding of how and why heritage sites reinforce privilege. Frederick H. Smith, author of The Archaeology of Alcohol and Drinking Peels back the layer of dime westerns and True Grit films to show how their mythologies are made material. You ll never experience a heritage site the same way again. Christine Bold, author of The Frontier Club: Popular...
Maher explores the development of the Frontier Complex as he deconstructs the frontier myth in the context of manifest destiny, American exceptionalis...
"Provides innovative and exciting insights into heritage identity, meaning, and belonging from a global perspective. A welcome addition to the growing heritage literature."--Dallen J. Timothy, author of Cultural Heritage and Tourism "An impressive group of international authors and cases. The book should be read by anyone working in heritage management, tourism, or leisure studies."--A. V. Seaton, coeditor of Slavery, Contested Heritage, and Thanatourism Bringing together high-profile cultural heritage sites from around the world, this volume shows how the term...
"Provides innovative and exciting insights into heritage identity, meaning, and belonging from a global perspective. A welcome addition to the growing...
Cuban Cultural Heritage explores the role that cultural heritage and museums played in the construction of a national identity in postcolonial Cuba. Starting with independence from Spain in 1898 and moving through Cuban-American rapprochement in 2014, Pablo Alonso Gonzalez illustrates how political and ideological shifts have influenced ideas about heritage and how, in turn, heritage has been used by different social actors to reiterate their status, spread new ideologies, and consolidate political regimes.
Unveiling the connections between heritage, power, and ideology, Alonso...
Cuban Cultural Heritage explores the role that cultural heritage and museums played in the construction of a national identity in postcolonial Cuba...
"Cutting-edge. Builds on innovative fieldwork across three continents to offer a sophisticated take on the political and cultural complexities of landscapes exploited by resource-extraction industries."--Laurajane Smith, author of Uses of Heritage "An engaging overview of how large multinational companies use the concept of heritage to reposition their work within discourses about environmental sustainability and resilience."--Paul Lane, coeditor of The Oxford Handbook of African Archaeology This book explores the sociopolitical contexts of heritage landscapes, paying special attention to...
"Cutting-edge. Builds on innovative fieldwork across three continents to offer a sophisticated take on the political and cultural complexities of land...
"An immensely welcome longitudinal study of the intersection of race, place, and historical memory in Wilmington, North Carolina. Richly researched, beautifully written, and deeply analytical, Mulrooney's study is a tour de force."--John David Smith, editor of Interpreting American History: Reconstruction "With clear and compelling prose, Mulrooney dives beneath the seemingly calm waters of a 'progressive city' to find evidence that racialized violence and memory-making were foundational to southern settlement and development rather than a mere aberration."--Derek H. Alderman, coauthor of...
"An immensely welcome longitudinal study of the intersection of race, place, and historical memory in Wilmington, North Carolina. Richly researched, b...
"An innovative, forward-thinking, and sensitive account. The use of multiple lines of evidence, combined with a strong GIS component, significantly advances knowledge about racially motivated violence and speaks directly to cultural resilience in the face of power and domination."--Charles E. Orser Jr., author of The Archaeology of Race and Racialization in Historic America "Gonzalez-Tennant's original archaeological analyses reveal new information about the Rosewood pogrom and provide us with significant insights into the nature of racial violence (past and present) in the United...
"An innovative, forward-thinking, and sensitive account. The use of multiple lines of evidence, combined with a strong GIS component, significantly ad...