A new deal for southeastern archaeology [[electronic resource] /] / Edwin A. Lyon

• Autore: Lyon Edwin A
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, AL, : University of Alabama Press, [1996]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Disciplina: 975.01; 975/.01
• Soggetto topico: Archaeology - Southern States - History - 20th century; Archaeology and state - Southern States - History - 20th century; Indians of North America - Southern States - Antiquities
• Soggetto geografico: Southern States Antiquities
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Prologue; 1. Southeastern Archaeology before the Depression; 2. The Origin of New Deal Archaeology; 3. Archaeology in the 1930's; 4. WPA Archaeology; 5. TVA Archaeology; 6. National Park Service Archaeology; 7. The Legacy of New Deal Archaeology; Epilogue: New Deal Archaeology Today; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Recipient of the 1994 Anne B. and James B. McMillan Prize This comprehensive study provides a history of New Deal archaeology in the Southeast in the 1930's and early 1940's and focuses on the projects of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the Civil Works Administration, the Works Progress Administration, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institution. Utilizing primary sources including correspondence and unpublished reports, Lyon demonstrates the great importance of the New Deal projects in the history
• Titolo autorizzato: A new deal for southeastern archaeology
• ISBN: 0-8173-8381-6; 0-585-31864-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455457403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II