Archaeology and Created Memory (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780306461774)

Archaeology can either bolster memory and tradition, or contradict the status quo and provide an alternative view of the past. An archaeology of Harpers Ferry's wartime and Victorian eras confronts time-honored historical interpretations of the past (created and perpetuated by such interest groups as historians and the National Park Service) and in so doing allows us to be more inclusive of the town's forgotten histories and provides alternative voices to a past.

Author: Paul A. Shackel
ISBN-10: 0306461773
ISBN-13: 9780306461774
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2000
Pages: 194
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.01w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2001 pg. 1682
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2001 pg. 50