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The politics of archaeology and identity in a global context / edited by Susan Kane.

Contributor(s): Kane, Susan, 1948- | Archaeological Institute of AmericaMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Colloquia and conference papers ; no. 7.Publication details: Boston : Archaeological Institute of America, c2003. Description: 171 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 1931909040 (alk. paper)Subject(s): 1900-1999 | Archaeology and state | Archaeology -- Political aspects | Ethnicity -- History -- 20th century | Nationalism -- History -- 20th centuryGenre/Form: HistoryDDC classification: 930.1 LOC classification: CC135 | .P65 2003
Contents:
The politics of archaeology and identity in a global context / Susan Kane -- Monuments to an unbroken line: the imperial tombs and the emergence of modern Japanese nationalism / Walter Edwards -- The voyage of Aeneas: myth, archaeology, and identity in interwar Albania / Oliver Gilkes -- Lives in ruins: antiquities and national imagination in modern Greece / Yannis Hamilakis -- Archaeology and nation building: a view from Central America / Rosemary A. Joyce -- Excavating ethnic strata: the search for Hellenistic Phoenicians in the Upper Galilee of Israel / Sharon Herbert -- Archaeology, nationalism, and ancient America / Francis P. McManamon -- Sustainable time travel: toward a global politics of the past / Ian Hodder -- Pharaonic legacies: postcolonialism, heritage, and hyperreality / Lynn Meskell.
Review: "The Politics of Archaeology and Identity demonstrates that the interpretation of archaeological data is greatly dependent on who is doing the analysis and for what reasons, be they political, personal, academic, or economic ones. The eight essays in this collection, with their variety of approaches and diverse geographical scope, including Albania, Central and North America, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, and Turkey, contribute to the ongoing discussion of archaeology and the construction of identity, and how modern archaeology can aid humanity in the search for its past and present identities."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The politics of archaeology and identity in a global context / Susan Kane -- Monuments to an unbroken line: the imperial tombs and the emergence of modern Japanese nationalism / Walter Edwards -- The voyage of Aeneas: myth, archaeology, and identity in interwar Albania / Oliver Gilkes -- Lives in ruins: antiquities and national imagination in modern Greece / Yannis Hamilakis -- Archaeology and nation building: a view from Central America / Rosemary A. Joyce -- Excavating ethnic strata: the search for Hellenistic Phoenicians in the Upper Galilee of Israel / Sharon Herbert -- Archaeology, nationalism, and ancient America / Francis P. McManamon -- Sustainable time travel: toward a global politics of the past / Ian Hodder -- Pharaonic legacies: postcolonialism, heritage, and hyperreality / Lynn Meskell.

"The Politics of Archaeology and Identity demonstrates that the interpretation of archaeological data is greatly dependent on who is doing the analysis and for what reasons, be they political, personal, academic, or economic ones. The eight essays in this collection, with their variety of approaches and diverse geographical scope, including Albania, Central and North America, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, and Turkey, contribute to the ongoing discussion of archaeology and the construction of identity, and how modern archaeology can aid humanity in the search for its past and present identities."--Jacket.