Histories of archaeology : a reader in the history of archaeology / / edited by Tim Murray and Christopher Evans [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818858403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2020
• ISBN: 0-19-191778-8; 0-19-156394-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (496 p.)
• Collana: Oxford scholarship online
• Disciplina: 930.109
• Soggetti: Archaeology - History; Archaeology - Historiography
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2008.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Illustrations; 1. Introduction; 2. Brixham Cave and the Antiquity of Man (1965); 3. Introduction and Polemic (1968); 4. Perspectives of a Sentimental Journey: V. Gordon Childe in Australia 1917-1921 (1981); 5. The Burden of Tribalism: The Social Context of Southern African Iron Age Studies (1984); 6. Uses of the Past: Archaeology in the Service of the State (1987); 7. The Past as Propaganda: Totalitarian Archaeology in Nazi Germany (1990); 8. The History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Archaeology: The Case of the Ancient Monuments Protection Act (1882) (1990); 9. The Role of Biography in Writing the History of Archaeology (1992)10. 'Our Ancestors the Gauls': Archaeology, Ethnic Nationalism, and the Manipulation of Celtic Identity in Modern Europe (1994); 11. Archaeology against the State: Roots of Internationalism (1995); 12. Kultur and the World War (1996); 13. Excavating Women: Towards an Engendered History of Archaeology (1998); 14. Gustaf Kossinna (1858-1931) (2001); 15. A History of Archaeology in Brazil (2001); 16. How to Benefit from Received Ideas (2001); 17. Historiography (2001); 18. On the International Roots of Prehistory (2002); 19. Between Antiquarians and Archaeologists-Continuities and Ruptures (2002)Original Publication Details; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: A collection of 19 reprinted papers by distinguished scholars, 'Histories of Archaeology' reflects the growing interest in the historiography of this discipline. A general introduction orients readers by outlining core themes and issues in the field.