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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808503903321

Titolo

Archaeologists as activists : can archaeologists change the world? / / edited by M. Jay Stottman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa : , : University of Alabama Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

0-8173-8442-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 207 pages) : illustrations, maps

Altri autori (Persone)

StottmanM. Jay

Disciplina

930.1

Soggetti

Archaeology - Political aspects

Archaeology - Social aspects

Archaeology - Research

Archaeologists - Political activity

Political activists

Social change

Community life

Archaeology - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Reconceptualizing archaeology for activism -- pt. 2. Becoming archaeology activists : perspectives on community archaeology.

Sommario/riassunto

Could archaeologists benefit contemporary cultures and be a factor in solving world problems? Can archaeologists help individuals? Can archaeologists change the world? These questions form the root of "archaeology activism" or "activist archaeology": using archaeology to advocate for and affect change in contemporary communities.   Archaeologists currently change the world through the products of their archaeological research that contribute to our collective historical and cultural knowledge. Their work helps to shape and reshape our perceptions of the past and our unders