Selective Remembrances
Subtitle: Archaeology in the Construction, Commemoration, and Consecration of National Pasts
Contributors: Philip L. Kohl (Editor); Mara Kozelsky (Editor); Nachman Ben-Yehuda (Editor)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: February 15, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780226450599
Subjects: Archaeological methodology & techniques; World history; Social Science; Sociology; Anthropology - Physical; Archaeology; General; Social Science / Anthropology / Physical; Archaeology and state; Case studies; Nationalism; Political aspects
Description: When political geography changes, how do recognized or newly-formed states justify their rule and create a sense of shared history? The essays in this title reveal that they turn to archaeology, employing the field and its findings to develop nationalistic feelings and forge legitimate and distinctive national identities.