Archaeology and the capitalist world system : a study from Russian America /
This fascinating monograph employs a world system model as the basis for archaeological investigation of Russian America that relates local findings to global patterns. Author Aron Crowell examines Russian, Spanish, and American historical sources along with the archaeological evidence to uncover a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Plenum Press,
[1997]
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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: | This fascinating monograph employs a world system model as the basis for archaeological investigation of Russian America that relates local findings to global patterns. Author Aron Crowell examines Russian, Spanish, and American historical sources along with the archaeological evidence to uncover a preliterate culture that left no written record of its contact with European colonial powers. Crowell's particular subject is the indigenous Qikertarmiut people of Kodiak Island off the coast of Alaska. The special case of this tribe serves as a microcosm of the history of colonialism, demonstrating how early European capitalism impacted and, in some cases, destroyed indigenous societies. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 286 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-272) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781475792799 (electronic bk.) 1475792794 (electronic bk.) |