Archaeologies of the British : explorations of identity in Great Britain and its colonies, 1600-1945 / / edited by Susan Lawrence

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 930.1/07/2041
• Soggetto topico: Archaeology and history - Great Britain; Excavations (Archaeology) - Great Britain; Group identity - Great Britain - Historiography; National characteristics, British - Historiography; Excavations (Archaeology) - Great Britain - Colonies; Archaeology and history - Great Britain - Colonies; British - Foreign countries - Historiography
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Antiquities; Great Britain Colonies Antiquities
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: LawrenceSusan <1966->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. I. The first empire : 1600-1800 -- pt. II. The second empire : 1800-1945.
• Sommario/riassunto: Beginning with the early English colonisation of Ireland and Virginia, the international range of contributors in Archaeology of the British examine the interplay of objects and identity in Scotland and Wales, regional England, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, and Sri Lanka. Informed by developments in historical archaeology and by postcolonial scholarship, the case-studies in this volume look at the colonists themselves. The evidence draws upon includes vernacular architecture, landscapes, and objects of everyday life.Archaeologies of the British mak
• Titolo autorizzato: Archaeologies of the British
• ISBN: 0-429-23923-8; 0-203-82752-X; 1-299-28848-0; 1-136-80193-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465573203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: One world archaeology ; ; 46.