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



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Titolo: Archaeologists as activists : can archaeologists change the world? / / edited by M. Jay Stottman Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa : , : University of Alabama Press, , 2010
©2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 207 pages) : illustrations, maps
Disciplina: 930.1
Soggetto topico: Archaeology - Political aspects
Archaeology - Social aspects
Archaeology - Research
Archaeologists - Political activity
Political activists
Social change
Community life
Archaeology - Philosophy
Altri autori: StottmanM. Jay  
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
Titolo autorizzato: Archaeologists as activists  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8173-8442-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910788373303321
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