Race and Practice in Archaeological Interpretation / / Charles E. Orser, Jr.

Scholars who investigate race-a label based upon real or perceived physical differences-realize that they face a formidable task. The concept has been contested and condoned, debated and denied throughout modern history. Presented with the full understanding of the complexity of the issue, Race and...

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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2013]
©2004
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Archaeology, Culture, and Society
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1. Problematizing Race in Archaeology
  • 2. The Prehistory of Race and Archaeological Interpretation, Part 1: Inventing Race for Archaeology
  • 3. The Prehistory of Race and Archaeological Interpretation, Part II: Ethnicity over Race
  • 4. Archaeological Interpretation and the Practice of Race
  • 5. Materiality in the Practice of Race
  • 6. A Case Study of Archaeology and the Practice of Race from Early Nineteenth-Century Ireland
  • 7. Race, Practice, and Archaeology
  • References Cited
  • Index