Historical Archaeology in Africa

Representation, Social Memory, and Oral Traditions

AvPeter R. Schmidt

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Historical Archaeology in Africa is an inquiry into historical questions that count, proposing different ways of thinking about historical archaeology. Peter Schmidt challenges readers to expand their horizons . Confronting topics of oral traditions, the role of cultural landscapes in social memory, and historical misrepresentations of various cultures, Schmidt calls for a new pathway to an enriched, more nuanced, and more inclusive historical archaeology. Allowing Africa to speak for itself without colonial interpreters, Historical Archaeology in Africa will be of interest not only to historians and archaeologists, but to all concerned with Africa's past and present.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-08-11
Mått:152 x 229 x 21 mm
Vikt:526 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:African Archaeology Series
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:AltaMira Press
ISBN:9780759109650

Utforska kategorier

Arkeologiska perioder och områden inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Peter R. Schmidt is professor of anthropology at the University of Florida.

Recensioner i media

A tour de force! Historical Archaeology in Africa is the work of an extremely fertile and imaginative mind. Schmidt shows here as he has before why he is a complete scholar. . . We finally have a book that does what it sets out to do: integrate the disciplines, interrogate ways of seeing and writing history, critique both native and non-native scientific perspectives, and engage indigenous voices in a marvelous and seamless narrative. This is a book about African historical experiences that is at once relevant to humanities experiences. . . a must for everyone interested in truly understanding ways of seeing and reading archaeological and historical experiences. . . an inclusive book that will benefit both the humanities and social sciences.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 PrefacePart 2 Part I: Issues of Representation, Social Memory, and Oral TraditionsChapter 3 Chapter 1: Questions that Count: Africa and BeyondChapter 4 Chapter 2: Oral Traditions and Archaeology: First PerspectivesChapter 5 Chapter 3: Critical Hisotrical Archaeologies and Historical RepresentationsChapter 6 Chapter 4: Social Memory, Mnemonics, and Historical ArchaeologyChapter 7 Chapter 5: Tropes, Space, and Historical ArchaeologyChapter 8 Chapter 6: Moving Historical Archaeology to Symbolic SpacePart 9 Part II: Historical Archaeology and RepresentationChapter 10 Chapter 7: Historical Archaeology and Representations of Iron Technology in AfricaChapter 11 Chapter 8: The Politics of History Making and Historical Representation of Indigenous ProductionChapter 12 Chapter 9: Historical Representations of the Cwezi 'Dynasty': How Oral Traditions and Historical Archaeology Came to Support an Historical 'House of Cards'Chapter 13 Chapter 10: The Cwezi Myth of Statehood: Its Resurrection and DemiseChapter 14 Chapter 11: Foreigners of Endogenous Development in the Horn of Africa? New Representations from Historical ArchaeologyChapter 15 References