Histories of archaeology : a reader in the history of archaeology / edited by Tim Murray and Christopher Evans.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Murray, Tim, 1955-

Evans, Christopher, 1955-

Class of 1953 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Archaeology--History.

Archaeology.

History.

Archaeology--Historiography.

Physical Description:

viii, 485 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in the history of the discipline of archaeology. Local, national, and international histories of archaeology that deal with institutions, concepts, categories, and the social and political contexts of archaeological practice have begun to influence the development of archaeological theory. Histories of Archaeology contributes to these developments by reprinting nineteen significant texts which exemplify different approaches, issues, and techniques, in order to focus discussion on the richness and importance of this newly expanding field of research. Spanning much of the last 200 years and global in coverage and outlook, the texts provide a thorough grounding in the historiography of archaeology, and will enhance understanding of the origins and growth of its theory and practice. A general introduction which is itself a contribution to historiography orients readers by outlining core themes and issues in the field.

Contents:

Brixham Cave and the antiquity of man (1965) / Jacob W. Gruber

Introduction and polemic (1968) / David Clarke

Perspectives of a sentimental journey : V. Gordon Childe in Australia 1917-1921 (1981) / Jim Allen

The burden of tribalism : the social context of Southern African Iron Age studies (1984) / Martin Hall

Uses of the past : archaeology in the service of the state (1987) / Don D. Fowler

The past as propaganda : totalitarian archaeology in Nazi Germany (1990) / Bettina Arnold

The history, philosophy, and sociology of archaeology : the case of the Ancient Monuments Protection Acts (1882) (1990) / Tim Murray

The role of biography in writing the history of archaeology (1992) / Douglas R. Givens

'Our ancestors the Gauls' : archaeology, ethnic nationalism, and the manipulation of Celtic identity in Modern Europe (1994) / Michael Dietler

Archaeology against the state : roots of internationalism (1995) / Christopher Evans

Kultur and the World War (1996) / Suzanne L. Marchand

Excavating women : towards an engendered history of archaeology (1998) / Margarita Díaz-Andreu and Marie Louise Stig Sørensen

Gustave Kossinna (1858-1931) (2001) / Leo Klejn

A history of archaeology in Brazil (2001) / Pedro Paulo A. Funari

How to benefit from received ideas (2001) / Wiktor Stoczkowski

Historiography (2001) / Bruce Trigger

On the international roots of prehistory (2002) / Marc-Antoine Kaeser

Between antiquarians and archaeologists : continuities and ruptures (2002) / Alain Schnapp.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [408]-462) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

9780199550074

0199550077

0199550085

9780199550081

OCLC:

230194701