Archaeology and the postcolonial critique
By: Matthew Liebmann and Uzima Z. Rizvi.
Contributors: Rizvi, Uzima, 1973-
Publisher: Altamira Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9780759110045
Subjects: Archaeology -- Social aspects -- Case studies; Archaeology -- Political aspects -- Case studies; Archaeology -- Methodology; Archaeology -- Philosophy; Postcolonialism; Postcolonialism -- Study and teaching; Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Social aspects; Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Political aspects
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The intersections of archaeology and postcolonial studies / Matthew Liebmann; title: A brief history of postcolonial theory and implications for archaeology / Thomas C. Patterson; title: Heterogeneous encounters : colonial histories and archaeological experiences / Praveena Gullapalli; title: Towards the liberation of archaeological praxis in a "postcolonial colony" : the case of Puerto Rico / Jaime R. Pagán Jiménez and Reniel Rodriguez Ramos; title: Postcolonial cultural affiliation : essentialism, hybridity, and NAGPRA / Matthew Liebmann; title: Notions of cultural continuity and disjunction in Maya social movements and Maya archaeology / Greg Borgstede and Jason Yaeger; title: Decolonizing methodologies as strategies of practice : operationalizing the postcolonial critique in the archaeology of Rajasthan / Uzma Z. Rizvi; title: Indigenous and postcolonial archaeologies / Robert W. Preucel and Craig N. Cipolla; title: Archaeology, the World Bank, and postcolonial politics / Ian Lilley; title: Disinheriting heritage : explorations in the contentious history of archaeology in the Middle East / Sandra Scham; title: Situating world heritage sites in a multicultural society : the ideology of presentation at the sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka / Sudharshan Seneviratne; title: Conclusion: Archaeological futures and the postcolonial critique / Uzma Z. Rizvi.