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UNINA9910964240903321 |
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Titolo |
Race and the archaeology of identity / / edited by Charles E. Orser, Jr |
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Salt Lake City, : University of Utah Press, c2001 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (270 p.) |
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Collana |
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Foundations of archaeological inquiry |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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OrserCharles E., Jr., <1950-> |
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Disciplina |
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Ethnoarchaeology - United States |
Race - Social aspects - United States - History |
Ethnicity - United States - History |
African Americans - Race identity |
African Americans - History |
African Americans - Social conditions |
United States Race relations Congresses |
United States Antiquities Congresses |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Papers from a Foundations of archaeological inquiry roundtable held in Salt Lake City in early November 1999. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-249) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Race and the Archaeology of Identity -- References -- Contributors -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Race is not a subject most people associate with archaeological research. Yet because of archaeologists' interest in long time-spans they are perfectly positioned to investigate the "naturalness" of racial designations through time. "Race and the Archaeology of Identity "brings together twelve of America's most perceptive and talented historical archaeologists. Their focus is on the recent archaeological record--stretching geographically from Jamaica to northern Michigan; their time frame is from colonial days to the late nineteenth century; and their subjects range from frontier fur traders to Victorian city dwellers. Using textual and archaeological sources, contributors explore such topics as the connections of race to economics, the creation and maintenance of institutionalized poverty, the role of race in structuring and guiding intercultural connections, and the importance of race in creating and defining space. Contributors explore |
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