Archaeology, the Public and the Recent Past
Author | : Chris Dalglish |
Publisher | : Boydell Press |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2013-08-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781843838517 |
ISBN-13 | : 1843838516 |
Rating | : 4/5 (516 Downloads) |
Download or read book Archaeology, the Public and the Recent Past written by Chris Dalglish and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heritage, memory, community archaeology and the politics of the past form the main strands running through the papers in this volume.The authors tackle these subjects from a range of different philosophical perspectives, with many drawing on the experience of recent community, commercial and other projects. Throughout, there is a strong emphasis on both the philosophy of engagement and with its enactment in specific contexts; the essays deal with an interest in the meaning, value and contested nature of the recent past and in the theory and practice of archaeological engagements with that past.