Historic sites, memorials, national parks, museums…we live in an age in which heritage is ever-present. But what does it mean to live amongst the spectral traces of the past, the heterogeneous piling
Historic sites, memorials, national parks, museums…we live in an age in which heritage is ever-present. But what does it mean to live amongst the spectral traces of the past, the heterogeneous piling
Written by an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this authoritative text presents an engaging narrative of the way politics features in heritage conservation and management. New international case st
`...encompasses all the recent work on the archaeology of ourselves...transform[ing] archaeology into a discipline that can both contribute to a wide range of contemporary social issues and provide ne
`...encompasses all the recent work on the archaeology of ourselves...transform[ing] archaeology into a discipline that can both contribute to a wide range of contemporary social issues and provide ne
The series emphasizes how the increasing involvement of Indigenous people in Australian archaeology is producing a shift in the discipline's focus. A dozen papers by contributors from archaeology and
Harrison (New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service, Sydney) and Williamson (heritage consultant, Melbourne) introduce this collection by explaining that they chose its title to evoke the fi
This book is the outcome of the advanced seminar, "Reassembling the Collection: Indigenous Agency and Ethnographic Collections," hosted by the School for Advanced Research in New Mexico in September 2
Rethinking Colonial Pasts through Archaeology explores the archaeologies of daily living left by the indigenous and other displaced peoples impacted by European colonial expansion over the last 600 ye
It has been clear for many years that the ways in which archaeology is practised have always been a direct product of a particular set of social, cultural, and historical circumstances -- archaeology
The coauthors of this theoretically innovative work explore the relationships between anthropological fieldwork, museum collecting and display, and social governance in the early twentieth-century in
The coauthors of this theoretically innovative work explore the relationships between anthropological fieldwork, museum collecting and display, and social governance in the early twentieth-century in
Museum collections are often perceived as static entities hidden away in storerooms or trapped behind glass cases. By focusing on the dynamic histories of museum collections, new research reveals thei
Museum collections are often perceived as static entities hidden away in storerooms or trapped behind glass cases. By focusing on the dynamic histories of museum collections, new research reveals thei
This resource is a much-needed support to the few textbooks in the field and offers an excellent introduction and overview to the established principles and new thinking in cultural heritage managemen
This resource is a much-needed support to the few textbooks in the field and offers an excellent introduction and overview to the established principles and new thinking in cultural heritage managemen
