Archaeology and Colonialism: Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521787956)

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.

Author: Chris Gosden
ISBN-10: 0521787955
ISBN-13: 9780521787956
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2004
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.08h x 5.98w x 0.49d