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Decolonizing indigenous histories : exploring prehistoric, colonial transitions in archaeology / edited by Maxine Oland, Siobhan M. Hart, and Liam Frink.

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Decolonizing Indigenous Histories makes a vital contribution to the decolonization of archaeology by recasting colonialism within long-term Indigenous histories. Showcasing case studies from Africa, Australia, Mesoamerica, and North and South America, this edited volume highlights the work of archae...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Oland, Maxine, 1978- (Editor), Hart, Siobhan M., 1977- (Editor), Frink, Liam, 1962- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2012]
Series:Archaeology of colonialism in native North America.
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Antiquities.
Indians of North America > First contact with other peoples.
Indians of North America > Colonization.
Excavations (Archaeology) > United States.
Social archaeology > United States.
Ethnoarchaeology > United States.
United States > Antiquities.
Antiquities.
Ethnoarchaeology.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Indians of North America > First contact with Europeans.
Social archaeology.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""1. Finding Transitions: Global Pathways to Decolonizing Indigenous Histories in Archaeology""; ""Part I. Beyond Dichotomies and Colonial Categories""; ""2. The Rest Is History: Devaluing the Recent Past in the Archaeology of the Pueblo Southwest""; ""3. The Discovery and Decolonization of Xaltocan, Mexico""; ""4. Rock Art as Historical Sources in Colonial Contexts""; ""5. Decolonizing through Heritage Work in the Pocumtuck Homeland of Northeastern North America""; ""Part II. Scales of Transitions""
  • ""6. Between the Longue Durée and the Short Purée: Postcolonial Archaeologies of Indigenous History in Colonial North America""""7. Lost in Tradition, Found in Transition: Scales of Indigenous History in Siin, Senegal""; ""8. When Does History Begin? Material Continuity and Change in West Africa""; ""9. Lost among the Colonial Maya: Engaging Indigenous Maya History at Progresso Lagoon, Belize""; ""10. Andean Households in Transition: The Politics of Domestic Space at an Early Colonial Doctrina in the Peruvian Highlands""
  • ""11. Hidden Transcripts, Contested Landscapes, and Long-Term Indigenous History in Oaxaca, Mexico""""Part III. Reflections: Found in Transitions""; ""12. Archaeologies of Colonialism in Unexpected Times and Unexpected Places""; ""13. Lost in Transition: A Retrospective""; ""About the Editors""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""

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