European archaeology abroad : global settings, comparative perspectives /
What are European archaeologists doing abroad? What have they been doing there for the past three to four centuries? Are they doing things differently nowadays? To address these questions, this book explores the scope, impact and ethics of European archaeological policies and practices in the Medite...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden :
Sidestone Press,
[2012]
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| Summary: | What are European archaeologists doing abroad? What have they been doing there for the past three to four centuries? Are they doing things differently nowadays? To address these questions, this book explores the scope, impact and ethics of European archaeological policies and practices in the Mediterranean area, the Near East, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America. Acknowledging that international and transcultural projects have a range of different stakeholders, the first part of this book aims to identify some of the values and motivations behind different European archaeologies abroad. This is done by providing thorough historical overviews on a range of European countries, including France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Poland. But how are these values translated, through socio-political, theoretical and administrative frameworks, unto local circumstances in host countries? And how are these archaeological activities received locally? |
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| Physical Description: | 425 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789088901065 (pbk.) 9088901066 (pbk.) |