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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824429503321
• Autore: Leone Mark P
• 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.