Indigenous Archaeologies : Decolonising Theory and Practice
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| Title: | Indigenous Archaeologies : Decolonising Theory and Practice |
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| Description: | With case studies from North America to Australia and South Africa and covering topics from archaeological ethics to the repatriation of human remains, this book charts the development of a new form of archaeology that is informed by indigenous values and agendas. This involves fundamental changes in archaeological theory and practice as well as substantive changes in the power relations between archaeologists and indigenous peoples. Questions concerning the development of ethical archaeological practices are at the heart of this process. |
| Authors: | Claire Smith, H. Martin Wobst |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Archaeologists--Professional ethics, Archaeology--Fieldwork, Human remains (Archaeology)--Repatriation, Archaeology--Philosophy, Ethnoarchaeology, Social archaeology, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities, Cultural property--Repatriation |
| Categories: | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | With case studies from North America to Australia and South Africa and covering topics from archaeological ethics to the repatriation of human remains, this book charts the development of a new form of archaeology that is informed by indigenous values and agendas. This involves fundamental changes in archaeological theory and practice as well as substantive changes in the power relations between archaeologists and indigenous peoples. Questions concerning the development of ethical archaeological practices are at the heart of this process. |
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| ISBN: | 9780415309653 9780415589062 9781134391554 9781134391547 9781134391523 9780203009895 |
