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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824429503321

Autore

Leone Mark P

Titolo

The archaeology of liberty in an American capital : excavations in Annapolis / / Mark P. Leone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005

ISBN

9786612357701

1-282-35770-0

0-520-93189-0

1-4237-5551-0

1-59875-935-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (355 p.)

Disciplina

975.2/5502

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology) - Maryland - Annapolis

Elite (Social sciences) - Maryland - Annapolis - History

Power (Social sciences) - Maryland - Annapolis - History

Annapolis (Md.) Antiquities

Annapolis (Md.) Social conditions 18th century

Annapolis (Md.) Social conditions 19th century

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 (p. 281-306) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The importance of knowing Annapolis -- The research design -- Landscapes of power -- The rise of popular opinion -- Time and work discipline -- From Althusser and Lukacs to Habermas : archaeology in public in Annapolis -- African America -- What do we know?

Sommario/riassunto

What do archaeological excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, reveal about daily life in the city's history? Considering artifacts such as ceramics, spirit bundles, printer's type, and landscapes, this engaging, generously illustrated, and original study illuminates the lives of the city's residents-walking, seeing, reading, talking, eating, and living together in freedom and in oppression for more than three hundred years. Interpreting the results of one of the most innovative projects in American archaeology, The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital speaks powerfully to the struggle for liberty among African



Americans and the poor.