Creating material worlds : the uses of identity in archaeology / edited by Elizabeth Pierce, Anthony Russell, Adrián Maldonado and Louisa Campbell

"Despite a growing literature on identity theory in the last two decades, much of its current use in archaeology is still driven toward locating and dating static categories such as 'Phoenician,' 'Christian' or 'native.' Previous studies have highlighted the variou...

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Place / Publishing House:Oxford, Philadelphia : Oxbow Books, [2016]
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Classification:15.15 - Archäologie
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Physical Description:ix, 246 Seiten; Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
Notes:Literaturangaben
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Summary:"Despite a growing literature on identity theory in the last two decades, much of its current use in archaeology is still driven toward locating and dating static categories such as 'Phoenician,' 'Christian' or 'native.' Previous studies have highlighted the various problems and challenges presented by identity, with the overall effect of deconstructing it to insignificance. As the humanities and social sciences turn to material culture, archaeology provides a unique perspective on the interaction between people and things over the long term. This volume argues that identity is worth studying not despite its slippery nature, but because of it. Identity can be seen as an emergent property of living in a material world, an ongoing process of becoming which archaeologists are particularly well suited to study. The geographic and temporal scale of the papers included is purposefully broad to demonstrate the variety of ways in which archaeology is redefining identity. Research areas span from the Great Lakes to the Mediterranean, with case studies from the Mesolithic to the contemporary world by emerging voices in the field. The volume contains a critical review of theories of identity by the editors, as well as a response and afterword by A. Bernard Knapp"...From publisher's website
ISBN:9781785701801
9781785701818
9781785701825
9781785701832
ac_no:AC13379883
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Elizabeth Pierce, Anthony Russell, Adrián Maldonado and Louisa Campbell