An archaeological study of rural capitalism and material life : the Gibbs farmstead in Southern Appalachia, 1790-1920 /
Historical archaeology has largely focused on the study of early military sites and homes of upper class. Research on lower classes was viewed as a supplement to local histories documenting political, military and financial leaders of the 18th and 19th centuries. An Archaeological Study of Rural Cap...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers,
[2003]
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| Series: | Contributions to global historical archaeology.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Historical archaeology has largely focused on the study of early military sites and homes of upper class. Research on lower classes was viewed as a supplement to local histories documenting political, military and financial leaders of the 18th and 19th centuries. An Archaeological Study of Rural Capitalism and Material Life will be of interest to historical archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, social historians, and historical sociologists, especially researchers studying the influence of globalization and economic development upon rural regions like Appalachia. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 320 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-318) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0306479176 9780306479175 |