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The archaeology of American capitalism / Christopher N. Matthews ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney.

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Main Author: Matthews, Christopher N., 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2010.
Series:American experience in archaeological perspective.
Subjects:
Archaeology and history > United States.
Social archaeology > United States.
Archaeology > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Capitalism > Social aspects > United States > History.
Self > United States > History.
Community life > United States > History.
Success > United States > History.
Material culture > United States > History.
Landscapes > United States > History.
United States > Antiquities.
Table of Contents:
  • Freedom, culture, and the authentic self in capitalism
  • The expansion of capitalism and the inventions of America
  • Georgian practice : defining nature in colonial America
  • The capitalist metropolis
  • Translating survival into success : the archaeology of victorious capitalism
  • Communities outside capitalism : archaeologies of resistance
  • The archaeology of race and African American resistance
  • Archaeology and ethics within and against capitalism
  • Conclusion: the materialization of capitalism.

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