Archaeology and Capitalism

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Archaeology and Capitalism examines the political dimensions of archaeology, highlighting how the discipline has historically supported imperialist, colonialist, and racist agendas. The contributors argue for a transformative approach in archaeology, emphasising the need to acknowledge power imbalances and adopt a political ethic that foregrounds the rights and lives of affected communities. Through critiques of ethical codes and explorations of capitalist influences, the volume advocates for a committed, emancipatory archaeology that seeks social justice and meaningful change.
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This volume is ideal for academics, students, and professionals in archaeology, anthropology, and history interested in critical theory and the socio-political implications of their disciplines. It will also appeal to readers concerned with ethics, social justice, and the impact of capitalism on academic fields.

The contributors to this volume focus on the inherent political nature of archaeology and its relationship to power, and explore how archaeologists can become more overtly agents of social change for individuals and communities.

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The editors and contributors to this volume focus on the inherent political nature of archaeology and its impact on the practice of the discipline. Pointing to the discipline’s history of advancing imperialist, colonialist, and racist objectives, they insist that archaeology must rethink its muted professional stance and become more overtly active agents of change.

The discipline is not about an abstract “archaeological record” but about living individuals and communities, whose lives and heritage suffer from the abuse of power relationships with states and their agents. Only by recognising this power disparity, and adopting a political ethic for the discipline, can archaeology justify its activities.

Chapters range from a critique of traditional ethical codes, to examinations of the capitalist motivations and structures within the discipline, to calls for an engaged, emancipatory archaeology that improves the lives of the people with whom archaeologists work.

A direct challenge to the discipline, Archaeology and Capitalism will provoke discussion, disagreement, and inspiration for many in the field.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781598742718

Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 April 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc

Contributors:

Edited by Yannis Hamilakis
Edited by Philip Duke

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 476g

Pages: 298

Collections

Ancient & Classical History Education & Reference Global History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Yannis Hamilakis is Senior Lecturer at the University of Southampton and has taught at the University of Wales Lampeter (1996-2000) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2005). He has held a number of research fellowships with most recent a residential scholarship at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2005-2006). He has published extensively on the politics of the past, the archaeology of the consuming body, and the prehistory of the Aegean.Philip Duke is a professor of anthropology at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado, where he has taught since 1980. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. Until recently, his professional work has been conducted on the archaeology of western North America, and he is the author of, among other publications, Points in Time: Structure and Event in a Late Northern Plains Hunting Society, and co-editor of Beyond Subsistence: Plains Archaeology and the Postprocessual Critique. He also works with the Ludlow Collective at the site of the 1914 Ludlow massacre near Trinidad, Colorado. His research interests include public archaeology and repatriation issues, and currently he is investigating the nexus between the construction of the Minoan Bronze Age and contemporary tourism on Crete.