Archaeology and capitalism : from ethics to politics / edited by Yannis Hamilakis and Philip Duke.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Hamilakis, Yannis, 1966-

Duke, P. G.

Class of 1932 Fund.

Conference Name:

World Archaeological Congress (5th : 2003 : Washington, D.C.)

Series:

One world archaeology ; 54.

One world archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--Social aspects--Congresses.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Moral and ethical aspects--Congresses.

Archaeologists--Professional ethics--Congresses.

Archaeologists.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Moral and ethical aspects--Congresses.

Antiquities.

Archaeology--Political aspects--Congresses.

Archaeology--Philosophy--Congresses.

Archaeology--Philosophy.

Postcolonialism--Congresses.

Postcolonialism.

Capitalism--Social aspects--Congresses.

Capitalism.

Capitalism--Political aspects--Congresses.

Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects--Congresses.

Capitalism--Moral and ethical aspects.

Capitalism--Political aspects.

Capitalism--Social aspects.

Archaeology--Political aspects.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Archaeologists--Professional ethics.

Archaeology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Archaeology--Social aspects.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, [2007]

Summary:

This volume explores the inherent political nature of archaeology and its impact on the practice of the discipline. Pointing to the discipline's history of advancing imperialist, colonialist, and racist objectives, the editors and contributors insist that archaeology must rethink its muted professional stance and become more overtly active agents of change. The discipline is not about an abstract 'archaeological record' but about living individuals and communities, whose lives and heritage suffer from economic and social inequalities and from the abuse of power relationships with corporations, states and their agents. Only by recognizing this power disparity, and adopting a political ethic for the discipline, can archaeology justify its activities. Chapters range from a critique of traditional ethical codes, to examinations of the capitalist motivations and structures within the discipline, to calls for an engaged, emancipatory archaeology that improves the lives of the people with whom archaeologists work. A direct challenge to the discipline, this volume will provoke discussion, disagreement, and inspiration for many in the field.

Contents:

pt. 1. Introduction: From ethics to politics / Yannis Hamilakis

pt. 2. Ethics in question

When theory, practice, and policy collide, or Why do archaeologists support cultural property claims? / Alexander A. Bauer, Shanel Lindsay, and Stephen Urice

Ethical challenges to a postcolonial archaeology : the legacy of scientific colonialism / George Nicholas and Julie Hollowell

Cultural sensitivity, science, and ethical imperatives : contemporary archaeology in the Southwestern United States / Charles R. Riggs

What does it mean "to give the past back to the people"? : archaeology and ethics in the postcolony / Nick Shepherd

pt. 3. Archaeology in capitalism, archaeology as capitalism

British commercial archaeology : antiquarians and labourers, developers and diggers / Paul Everill

Ethics, capitalism, and public archaeology in Brazil / Pedro Paulo A. Funari and Erika M. Robrahn-González

The historical process of the commoditization of the Near Eastern past by archaeologists : empire, war, civilization, and other assets / Tamima Orra Mourad

Archaeology within marketing capitalism / Alice B. Kehoe

Sustainable" heritage? : public archaeological interpretation and the marketed past / Neil Asher Silberman

Contemporary museum practice in Cusco, Peru / Helaine Silverman

pt. 4. Ethical futures, emancipatory archaeologies

"Grabe, wo du stehst!" : an archaeology of perpetrators / Reinhard Bernbeck and Susan Pollock

The archaeology of the Spanish Civil War : recovering memory and historical justice / Ermengol Gassiot Ballbè ... [et al.]

The culture of caring and its destruction in the Middle East : women's work, water, war, and archaeology / Maggie Ronayne

Ethics, objectivity, and emancipatory archaeology / Dean J. Saitta.

Notes:

Based on papers submitted to a symposium held at the 5th World Archaeological Congress in Washington, D.C. in 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

9781598742701

1598742701

OCLC:

145939109