Transforming archaeology : activist practices and prospects / edited by Sonya Atalay [and 3 others].

Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2014]

Format/Description:

Book
266 pages ; 23 cm

Subjects:

Archaeology -- Methodology.
Archaeology -- Philosophy.
Social archaeology.
Environmental archaeology.
Interdisciplinary research.

Contents:

Transforming archaeology / Sonya Atalay, Lee Rains Clauss, Randall H. McGuire and John R. Welch
Betwixt and between: archaeology's liminality and activism's transformative promise / Lee Rains Clauss
Engaging archaeology: positivism, objectivity and rigor in activist archaeology / Sonya Atalay
Situating activism in archaeology: science mission, activist affect, and the archaeological record / Quetzil Casta±eda
"We have met the enemy and he is us": transforming archaeology through sustainable design / John R. Welch and Neal Ferris
Working class archaeology / Randall H. McGuire
Reconciling inequalities in archaeological practice and heritage research / George Nicholas
Transforming the terms of engagement between archaeologists and communities: a view from the Maya region / Patricia A. McAnany
From the bottom up: transforming communities with public archaeology / M. Jay Stottman
Activating archaeology / K. Anne Pyburn
Beyond archaeological agendas: in the service of a sustainable archaeology / Neal Ferris and John R. Welch
Archaeologists as activists, advocates, and expert witnesses / T.J. Ferguson.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Contributor:

Atalay, Sonya, 1968- editor.
George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781611329612 (hardback : alk. paper)
1611329612 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781611329629 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1611329620 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781611329636 (institutional ebook)
1611329639 (institutional ebook)
9781611327595 (consumer ebook)
1611327598 (consumer ebook)

OCLC:

866766722

Publisher Number:

99958741668

Web link:

The George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund Home Page

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