Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 1290 g
Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 1290 g
Reihe: Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology
ISBN: 978-0-306-47996-0
Verlag: Springer US
This volume explores the range of interactions between the historical sources and archaeology that are available on the African continent. Written by a range of experts on different aspects of African archaeology, this book represents the first consideration of historical archaeology over the African continent as a whole. This seminal volume also explores Africa's place in global systems of thought and economic development and is of interest to historical archaeologists and historians.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Geschichte der Sklaverei
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
Weitere Infos & Material
1. African Historical Archaeologies: An Introductory Consideration of Scope and Potential.- 2. History, Archaeology and Nubian Identities in the Middle Nile.- 3. Re-Evaluating Traditional Histories on the Coast of Kenya: An Archaeological Perspective.- 4. Behind the Sultan of Kilwa’s “Rebellious Conduct”: Local Perspectives on an International East African Town.- 5. Swahili Archaeology and History of Pemba, Tanzania: A Critique and Case Study of the Use of Written and Oral Sources in Archaeology.- 6. A True Picture?: Colonial and Other Historical Archaeologies.- 7. Boka Botuin and the Decorated Stones of the Cross River Region, Eastern Nigeria.- 8. The African Diaspora Starts Here:Historical Archaeology of Coastal West Africa.- 9. Less Implicit Historical Archaeologies:Oral Traditions and Later Karanga Settlements in South-Central Zimbabwe.- 10. Re-Constructing Tswana Townscapes: Toward a Critical Historical Archaeology.- 11. Access to Cattle Resources in a Tswana Capital.- 12. Insiders and Outsiders: Sources for Reinterpreting a Historical Event.- 13. Navigating the Liminal: An Archaeological Perspective on South African Industrialization.- 14. African Historical Archaeology(ies): Past, Present and a Possible Future.
