Postcolonialism, heritage, and the built environment : new approaches to architecture in archaeology /

This book proposes new ways of looking at the built environment in archaeology, specifically through postcolonial perspectives. It brings together scholars and professionals from the fields of archaeology, urban studies, architectural history and heritage in order to offer fresh perspectives on extr...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nitschke, Jessica L. (Editor), Lorenzon, Marta (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Nature, [2020]
Series:SpringerBriefs in archaeology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Archaeology, Architecture, and the Postcolonial Critique (Jessica L. Nitschke)
  • Architecture and Gender: The Lexicon in Building Archaeology (Marta Lorenzon)
  • Boats, Burials, and Beehives: Seeking the Subaltern in the Fortifications at Isthmia, Greece (Jon M. Frey)
  • Postcolonial Manifestations of African Spatiality in Europe: The Invisible 'Public' Spaces of Ghent (Luce Beeckmans)
  • "No Houses and Skin Garments, Sheep, Poultry and Fruits of the Earth": Aboriginal Australia, Narratives of Human History, and the Built Environment (Martin Porr)
  • Colonial Pasts and Neocolonial Presents: The Monumental Arch of Palmyra and so-called Roman Architecture in the Near East (Jessica L. Nitschke)
  • The Archaeology of Remembering: Colonial Specters and the Processes of Repackaging the Materiality of Violence, Displacement, and Disenfranchisement (Vuyiswa Lupuwana)
  • Multicultural Burial Spaces and Cities: Constructing Identity and Memory with Postcolonial Kuala Lumpur Chinese Cemeteries (Yat-Ming Loo)
  • Conserve the Sacred: The Profound Needs of the Indigenous Communities of Arica y Parinacota, Chile (Magdalena Pereira Campos).