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Archaeology and the postcolonial critique / [edited by] Matthew Liebmann and Uzma Z. Rizvi.

Other author/creatorLiebmann, Matthew, 1973-
Other author/creatorRizvi, Uzma Z., 1973-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoLanham, MD : AltaMira Press, ©2008.
Descriptionviii, 266 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Archaeology in society series
Archaeology in society series. ^A606769
Contents Introduction: The intersections of archaeology and postcolonial studies / Matthew Liebmann -- A brief history of postcolonial theory and implications for archaeology / Thomas C. Patterson -- Heterogeneous encounters : colonial histories and archaeological experiences / Praveena Gullapalli -- Towards the liberation of archaeological praxis in a "postcolonial colony" : the case of Puerto Rico / Jaime R. Pagán Jiménez and Reniel Rodríguez Ramos -- Postcolonial cultural affiliation : essentialism, hybridity, and NAGPRA / Matthew Liebmann -- Notions of cultural continuity and disjunction in Maya social movements and Maya archaeology / Greg Borgstede and Jason Yaeger -- Decolonizing methodologies as strategies of practice : operationalizing the postcolonial critique in the archaeology of Rajasthan / Uzma Z. Rizvi -- Indigenous and postcolonial archaeologies / Robert W. Preucel and Craig N. Cipolla -- Archaeology, the World Bank, and postcolonial politics / Ian Lilley -- Disinheriting heritage : explorations in the contentious history of archaeology in the Middle East / Sandra Scham -- Situating world heritage sites in a multicultural society : the ideology of presentation at the sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka / Sudharshan Seneviratne -- Conclusion: Archaeological futures and the postcolonial critique / Uzma Z. Rizvi.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 205-254) and index.
LCCN 2008011393
ISBN9780759110045 (hdbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0759110042 (hdbk. : alk. paper)

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