The archaeology of capitalism in colonial contexts : postcolonial historical archaeologies
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The archaeology of capitalism in colonial contexts : postcolonial historical archaeologies
(Contributions to global historical archaeology)
Springer, c2011
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"This volume results from a session at the 2008 Society for Historical Archaeology meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico." -- Pref
Includes bibliographical references and index
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The Archaeology of Capitalism in Colonial Contexts: Postcolonial Historical Archaeologies explores the complex interplay of colonial and capital formations throughout the modern world. The authors present a critical approach to this topic, trying to shift discourses in the theoretical framework of historical archaeology of capitalism and colonialism through the use of postcolonial theory. This work does not suggest a new theoretical framework as such, but rather suggests the importance of revising key theoretical terms employed within historical archaeology, arguing for new engagements with postcolonial theory of relevance to all historical archaeologists as the field de-centers from its traditional locations.
Examining case studies from North America, South America, the Caribbean, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Europe, the chapters offer an unusually broad ranging geography of historical archaeology, with each focused on the interplay between the particularisms of colonial structures and the development of capitalism and wider theoretical discussions. Every author also draws attention to the ramifications of their case studies in the contemporary world. With its cohesive theoretical framework this volume is a key resource for those interested in decolonizing historical archaeology in theory and praxis, and for those interested in the development of modern global dynamics.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Capitalism in Colonial Contexts:
Sarah K. Croucher
Lindsay Weiss
2. Encounter at Tamal-Huye: The Archaeology of Intercultural Engagement in Sixteenth Century Northern California
Matthew A. Russell
Department of Anthropology
University of California, Berkeley
3. Subduing Tendencies? Colonialism, Capitalism, and Comparative Atlantic Archaeologies.
Audrey Horning
Professor of Archaeology
Queens University Belfast
4. Ethnicity and Periphery: A World System Perspective on Russian Colonialism in Alaska.
Aron L. Crowell
Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
5. Building Farmsteads in the Desert: Capitalism, Colonialism, and the Transformation of Rural Landscapes in Late Ottoman Period Transjordan, 1839 - 1918.
Lynda Carroll
Public Archaeology Facility, Binghamton University
6. Routine Pots and the Everyday in Colonial Jamaica
Mark W. Hauser
Assistant Professor
Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University
7. A Life on Broken China: Figuring senses of capitalism in late nineteenth century Bogota
Felipe Gaitan-Ammann
Department of Anthropology, Columbia University
8. Exchange Values: Commodities, Colonialism and Identity on Nineteenth Century Zanzibar.
Sarah K. Croucher
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Archaeology, and Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Wesleyan University
9. "In [them] we will find very desirable tributaries for our commerce": Cash Crops, Commodities and Negotiated Landscapes in Siin (Senegal) During the Colonial Era.
Francois G. Richard
Department of Anthropology
University of Chicago
10. The Diamond Rush of Nineteenth Century South Africa - Get Rich Quick or Die Buying.
Lindsay Weiss
Archaeology Center and Department of Anthropology
Stanford University
11. Considering Colonialism and Capitalism in Australian Historical Archaeology
Alistair G. Paterson
Associate Professor, Archaeology,
School of Social and Cultural Studies, The University of Western Australia
12. Infrastructure and the Conduct of Government: Annexation of the Eastport Community into the City of Annapolis during the Twentieth Century.
Matthew Palus
Department of Anthropology
University of Maryland College Park
13. New Subjectivities: Capitalist, Colonial Subject and Archaeologist - Concluding Comments
Martin Hall
Vice Chancellor
University of Salford
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