Appropriated Pasts: Indigenous Peoples And The Colonial Culture Of Archaeology - Couverture souple

McNiven, Ian J.; Russell, Lynette

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0759109079 ISBN 13 : 9780759109070

Editeur : AltaMira Press, 2005

Synopsis

: 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ian J. McNiven is Senior Lecturer and co-director of the Programme for Australian Indigenous Archaeology within the School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University. Lynette Russell holds the Chair in Australian Indigenous Studies at Monash University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: AltaMira Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0759109079
• ISBN 13: 9780759109070
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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