Decolonizing "prehistory" : deep time and indigenous knowledges in North America /

Decolonizing "Prehistory" critically examines and challenges the paradoxical role that modern historical-archaeological scholarship plays in adding legitimacy to, but also delegitimizing, contemporary colonialist practices. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this volume empowers Indigeno...

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Other Authors: Mackenthun, Gesa, 1959- (Editor), Mucher, Christen (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2021]
Series:Archaeology of indigenous-colonial interactions in the Americas.
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Summary:Decolonizing "Prehistory" critically examines and challenges the paradoxical role that modern historical-archaeological scholarship plays in adding legitimacy to, but also delegitimizing, contemporary colonialist practices. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this volume empowers Indigenous voices and offers a nuanced understanding of the American deep past.
Physical Description:xiii, 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816542291
0816542295