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Archaeology and Colonialism: Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present

Archaeology and Colonialism: Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present

by Gosden, Chris
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Ranging from the Uruk cities of early Mesopotamia, through the empires of the Romans and the Aztecs, to the colonies of modern European states, Chris Gosden presents a comparative survey of 7,000 years of colonialism. (Archaeology is the only discipline that permits such a long-term view across all forms of colonialism.) Gosden argues that modern colonialism, by giving rise to settler societies, is historically unusual and represents an important area for the long-term study of power and material culture.

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Pub dateApr 15, 2004
ISBN-100521787955
ISBN-139780521787956
LanguageEnglish
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