Appropriated Pasts: Indigenous Peoples & the Colonial Culture of Archaeology '05

Description: This is "Appropriated Pasts: Indigenous Peoples and the Colonial Culture of Archaeology" by Ian J. McNiven & Lynette Russell, and published in 2005 by Altamira Press. "Archaeology has been complicit in the appropriation of indigenous peoples' pasts worldwide. While tales of blatant archaeological colonialism abound from the era of empire, the process also took more subtle and insidious forms. Ian McNiven and Lynette Russell outline archaeology's "colonial culture" and how it has shaped archaeological practice over the past century. Using examples from their native Australia-- and comparative material from North America, Africa, and elsewhere-- the authors show how colonized peoples were objectified by research, had their needs subordinated to those of science, were disassociated from their accomplishments by theories of diffusion, watched their histories reshaped by western concepts of social evolution, and had their cultures appropriated toward nationalist ends. The authors conclude by offering a decolonized archaeological practice through collaborative partnership with native peoples in understanding their past." Please note the use-related wear in the photos: this book has been heavily used by a student, with lots of in-text highlighting, mark-ups, writing, and dog-eared pages; book doesn't lay flat from such usage with corners blunted and up; scratches and creases in back and front cover. Ideal for grad students looking for used low cost options.

Price: 7.95 USD

Location: Westerlo, New York

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