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Historical archaeology : why the past matters / Barbara J. Little.

Historical archaeology : why the past matters / Barbara J. Little.
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ISBN 9781598740226 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1598740229 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781598740233 (paperback : alk. paper)
1598740237 (paperback : alk. paper)
Author Little, Barbara J.
Title Historical archaeology : why the past matters / Barbara J. Little.
Publisher and/or associated date/s Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, c2007.
Description 205 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1. Do history and historical archaeology matter? -- 2. The goals of historical archaeology -- 3. Preserving and interpreting sites -- 4. Rewriting documentary history -- 5. Reconstructing ways of life -- 6. Improving archaeological methods -- 7. Understanding modernization and globalization -- 8. A questioning attitude -- 9. Defining our topics -- 10. Colonialism, capitalism, and slavery -- 11. What is our evidence? -- 12. Ideology, ambiguity, and muted groups -- 13. Ethical considerations -- 14. Introduction to a windshield survey of historical archaeology -- 15. The survival of the english colony at jamestown -- 16. Mission San Luis de Talimali -- 17. Enclosure of the English countryside -- 18. Capitalism, the georgian order, and a woman -- 19. Australia's convict past -- 20. African american life -- 21. The machine in the garden -- 22. The inner-city working class -- 23. Garbage and garbage-in-waiting -- 24. Introduction to public archaeology.
25. Public memory and public places -- 26. Education and outreach -- 27. What about the painful past? -- 28. History and the culture wars -- 29. Civic renewal and restorative justice -- 30. Transformative learning -- 31. Some closing thoughts.
Subjects Archaeology and history
Historic sites
Excavations (Archaeology)
Archaeology -- Philosophy
Archaeology -- Methodology
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