The archaeology of hybrid material culture /
In recent years, archaeologists have used the terms hybrid and hybridity with increasing frequency to describe and interpret forms of material culture. Hybridity is a way of viewing culture and human action that addresses the issue of power differentials between peoples and cultures. This approach s...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Occasional paper (Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Center for Archaeological Investigations) ;
no. 39. |
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| Summary: | In recent years, archaeologists have used the terms hybrid and hybridity with increasing frequency to describe and interpret forms of material culture. Hybridity is a way of viewing culture and human action that addresses the issue of power differentials between peoples and cultures. This approach suggests that cultures are not discrete pure entities but rather are continuously transforming and recombining. The Archaeology of Hybrid Material Culture discusses this concept and its relationship to archaeological classification and the emergence of new ethnic group identities. This collection of essays provides readers with theoretical and concrete tools for investigating objects and architecture with discernible multiple influences. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 510 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780809333141 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0809333147 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780809333165 (ebook) 0809333163 (ebook) |