Handbook of postcolonial archaeology

Title:

Handbook of postcolonial archaeology

Publication Information:

Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2010.

Format:

Books

Series:

World Archaeological Congress research handbooks in archaeology ; v. 3

World Archaeological Congress research handbooks in archaeology ; v. 3.

Carrier Type:

525 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subject Term:

Archaeology -- Social aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Archaeology -- Political aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Archaeology -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Social archaeology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Ethnoarchaeology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Postcolonialism.

Colonization -- History.

Indigenous peoples.

Cultural property -- Protection.

Archaeology -- Philosophy.

Added Author:

Lydon, Jane, 1965-

Rizvi, Uzma Z., 1973-

ISBN:

9781598741827

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This essential handbook explores the relationship between the postcolonial critique and the field of archaeology, a discipline that developed historically in conjunction with European colonialism and imperialism. In aiding the movement to decolonize the profession, the contributors to this volume--themselves from six continents and many representing indigenous and minority communities and disadvantaged countries--suggest strategies to strip archaeological theory and practice of its colonial heritage and create a discipline sensitive to its inherent inequalities. Summary articles review the emergence of the discipline of archaeology in conjunction with colonialism, critique the colonial legacy evident in continuing archaeological practice around the world, identify current trends, and chart future directions in postcolonial archaeological research. Contributors provide a synthesis of research, thought, and practice on their topic. The articles embrace multiple voices and case study approaches, and have consciously aimed to recognize the utility of comparative work and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the past. This is a benchmark volume for the study of the contemporary politics, practice, and ethics of archaeology. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress

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Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress (WAC), this volume is a collection by archaeologists from around the world for whom the postcolonial critique is the framework through which their work is organized. Well-known authors discuss issues such as the effect of colonization on Europe, decolonization in the Near East, colonial legacies in South and East Asia, and postcolonial narratives of archaeology in Ireland and the African diaspora. Also addressed are issues of repatriation in the US and Australia, and museum ethics in Lebanon. The book concludes with discussions of identity and strategies for putting the postcolonial critique into practice. Chapters organized into five parts follow a concise introduction to postcolonial theory and its application to archaeology. The salient themes in postcolonial archaeology included here are the archaeological critique of colonization, archaeological narratives of colonialism, ethics of restitution and repatriation, colonial and postcolonial identities, and implementation of the postcolonial critique. Each part concludes with two related commentaries, and the book itself concludes with a discussion of the prospect of change that can be realized in archaeology through postcolonial theory. An excellent compilation of cutting-edge thought in archaeology. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. K. F. Thompson Northern Arizona University

Jane Lydon and Uzma Z. RizviAlfredo González-RuibalBenjamin W. PorterSonya AtalayDilip K. ChakrabartiKoji MizoguchiHyung II PaiPavel DolukhanovAnia LoombaThomas C. PattersonStephen W. SillimanAlistair PatersonTheresa A. SingletonCharles E. Orser, Jr.Peter R. Schmidt and Karega MuneneAshish ChadhaO. Hugo BenavidesJon Daehnke and Amy LonetreeMichael Green and Phil GordonPeter VethAlexander A. BauerLina G. TahanMagnus FiskesjöJoost FonteinLouise StröbeckSarah CroucherGavin LucasPaul R. MullinsWhitney Battle-BaptisteJohn NorderFernando Armstrong-Fumero and Julio Hoil GutierrezLiam Brady and Joe CrouchMartin Nakata and Bruno DavidLynn MeskellSandra SchamPeggy Reeves SandayCarol McDavid and Fred McGheeUzma Z. Rizvi and Jane Lydon

Figures and Tables	p. 11
Series Editors' Foreword	p. 13
Acknowledgments	p. 15
1 Introduction: Postcolonialism and Archaeology	p. 17
Part I The Archaeological Critique of Colonization: Global Trajectories	p. 35
2 Colonialism and European Archaeology	p. 39
3 Near Eastern Archaeology: Imperial Pasts, Postcolonial Presents, and the Possibilities of a Decolonized Future	p. 51
4 "Diba Jimooyung"-Telling Our Story: Colonization and Decolonization of Archaeological Practice from an Anishinabe Perspective	p. 61
5 The Colonial Legacy in the Archaeology of South Asia	p. 73
6 The Colonial Experience of the Uncolonized and Colonized: The Case of East Asia, Mainly as Seen from Japan	p. 81
7 Resurrecting the Ruins of Japan's Mythical Homelands: Colonial Archaeological Surveys in the Korean Peninsula and Heritage Tourism	p. 93
8 Archaeology in Colonial and Postcolonial USSR	p. 113
Commentaries
9 Subjectivity and Science in Postcolonial Archaeology	p. 125
10 Archaeology Enters the 21st Century	p. 133
Part II Archaeological Narratives of Colonialism	p. 141
11 Writing New Archaeological Narratives: Indigenous North America	p. 145
12 The Archaeology of Historical Indigenous Australia	p. 165
13 Liberation, and Emancipation: Constructing a Postcolonial Archaeology of the African Diaspora	p. 185
14 Encounters with Postcolonialism in Irish Archaeology	p. 199
15 An Africa-Informed View of Postcolonial Archaeologies	p. 215
Commentaries
16 The Archaeological Survey of India and the Science of Postcolonial Archaeology	p. 227
17 Shades of the Colonial	p. 235
Part III Addressing/Redressing the Past: Restitution, Repatriation, and Ethics	p. 241
18 Repatriation in the United States: The Current State of NAGPRA	p. 245
19 Repatriation: Australian Perspectives	p. 257
20 Australian and International Perspectives on Native Title, Archaeology, and the Law	p. 267
21 Cultural Property: Internationalism, Ethics, and Law	p. 285
22 New Museological Ways of Seeing the World: Decolonizing Archaeology in Lebanese Museums	p. 295
Commentaries
23 The Global Repatriation Debate and the New "Universal Museums"	p. 303
24 Efficacy of "Emic" and "Etic" in Archaeology and Heritage	p. 311
Part IV Colonial and Postcolonial Identities	p. 323
25 Gender and Sexuality	p. 327
26 Cultural Identity, and Colonial and Postcolonial Archaeologies	p. 351
27 Class Identity and Postcolonialism	p. 365
28 Race and Class	p. 375
Commentaries
29 An Archaeologist Finds Her Voice: A Commentary on Colonial and Postcolonial Identities	p. 387
30 Archaeology, Ancestral Bodies, and Native American Identity in the New Millennium: Commentary on Colonial and Postcolonial Identities	p. 393
Part V Strategies of Practice: Implementing the Postcolonial Critique	p. 401
31 Community Heritage and Partnership in Xcalakdzonot, Yucatán	p. 405
32 Partnership Archaeology and Indigenous Ancestral Engagement in Torres Strait, Northeastern Australia	p. 413
33 Archaeological Practice at the Cultural Interface	p. 429
34 Ethnographic Interventions	p. 445
35 Colonialism, Conflict, and Connectivity: Public Archaeology's Message in a Bottle	p. 459
Commentaries
36 Public Interest Anthropology: A Model for Engaged Research Tied to Action	p. 471
37 Cultural Resources Management, Public Archaeology and Advocacy	p. 481
38 Epilogue: Postcolonialism and Archaeology	p. 495
Index	p. 505
About the Contributors	p. 513

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