Great Zimbabwe

Reclaiming a ‘Confiscated’ Past

AvShadreck Chirikure

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

Conditioned by local ways of knowing and doing, Great Zimbabwe develops a new interpretation of the famous World Heritage site of Great Zimbabwe. It combines archaeological knowledge, including recent material from the author’s excavations, with native concepts and philosophies. Working from a large data set has made it possible, for the first time, to develop an archaeology of Great Zimbabwe that is informed by finds and observations from the entire site and wider landscape. In so doing, the book strongly contributes towards decolonising African and world archaeology. Written in an accessible manner, the book is aimed at undergraduate students, graduate students, and practicing archaeologists both in Africa and across the globe. The book will also make contributions to the broader field such as African Studies, African History, and World Archaeology through its emphasis on developing synergies between local ways of knowing and the archaeology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-05-30
Mått:156 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Studies in African Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
Antal sidor:338
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367638979

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Arkeologi inom Historia och arkeologi

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Shadreck Chirikure is a Professor of Archaeology and Director of the Archaeological Materials Laboratory, Department of Archaeology, University of Cape Town and British Academy Global Professor, School of Archaeology, University of Oxford.

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‘Shadreck Chirikure deploys decolonial thought and indeed decolonial theory as he delves into indigenous African ideation to decolonize archaeology. What is delivered is a refreshing and indeed original re-reading of Great Zimbabwe and its location in world archaeology. This is indeed a timely and essential book coming out at a moment of insurgent and resurgent planetary decolonization.’ Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Professor and Chair of Epistemologies of the Global South, University of Bayreuth, Germany

Innehållsförteckning

Part I: Learning, relearning, and unlearning Great Zimbabwe1: Unveiling a ‘confiscated’ past2: Background to ‘Shona concepts’ and the Great Zimbabwe nyika (territory) 3: Biography of Great Zimbabwe: late 18th to 21st centuries4: Chronology of Great Zimbabwe – relative, absolute, and integratedPart II: Objects, their context, and meaning5: Misha nedzimba: on households and homesteads6: Hari, or pottery7: Crafts, science, technology, and innovation8: Exotics: fame, prestige, and valuePart III: Native cosmologies and ways of knowing9: Rise and decline: resilience of Great Zimbabwe10: Urbanism and statehood11: ‘Reclaimed’ Great Zimbabwe in a wider context: from Egyptian pyramids to decolonised global pasts