Archaeologies of the British

Explorations of Identity in the United Kingdom and Its Colonies 1600-1945
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-415-21700-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 590 g

Reihe: One World Archaeology

Beginning with the early English colonisation of Ireland and Virginia, the international range of contributors in Archaeology of the British examine the interplay of objects and identity in Scotland and Wales, regional England, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, and Sri Lanka.

Informed by developments in historical archaeology and by postcolonial scholarship, the case-studies in this volume look at the colonists themselves. The evidence draws upon includes vernacular architecture, landscapes, and objects of everyday life.

Archaeologies of the British makes it clear that Britishness has never been a fixed entity, and that material culture can challenge historical and contemporary understandings of Britishness.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lawrence, Susan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Series editors’ foreword, Introduction: archaeological perspectives on the British and their empire, Susan Lawrence, Part I The First Empire: 1600–1800, Part II The Second Empire: 1800–1945, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Susan Lawrence