COSMOPOLITAN ARCHAEOLOGIES.

An important collection, Cosmopolitan Archaeologies delves into the politics of contemporary archaeology in an increasingly complex international environment. The contributors explore the implications of applying the cosmopolitan ideals of obligation to others and respect for cultural difference to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	LYNN MESKELL
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	DURHAM : DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2009.
Subjects:	Archaeologists > Professional ethics. Archaeology > Moral and ethical aspects. Archaeology > Political aspects. Cultural property > Moral and ethical aspects. Archéologues > Déontologie. Archéologie > Aspect moral. Archéologie > Aspect politique. Patrimoine culturel immatériel > Aspect moral. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter
Contents
Introduction: Cosmopolitan Heritage Ethics
1. Young and free: The Australian Past in a Global Future
2. Strangers and brothers? Heritage, Human Rights, and Cosmopolitan Archaeology in Oceania
3. Archaeology and the fortress of rationality
4. The nature of culture in Kruger national park
5. Vernacular cosmopolitanism: An Archaeological Critique of Universalistic Reason
6. The archaeologist as a world citizen: On the Morals of Heritage Preservation and Destruction
7. "Time's wheel runs back": Conversations with the Middle Eastern Past
8. Mavili's voice
9. "Walking around like they own the place": Quotidian Cosmopolitanism at a Maya and World Heritage Archaeological Site
10. Translating Ecuadorian Modernities: Pre-Hispanic Archaeology and the Reproduction of Global Difference
Bibliography
Contributors
Index