{"product_id":"community-archaeology-and-heritage-in-peter-r-schmidt-9781138656857","title":"Community Archaeology and Heritage in Africa: Decolonizing Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume provides new insights into the distinctive contributions that community archaeology and heritage make to the decolonization of archaeological practice. Using innovative approaches, the contributors explore important initiatives which have protected and revitalized local heritage, initiatives that involved archaeologists as co-producers rather than leaders. These case studies underline the need completely reshape archaeological practice, engaging local and indigenous communities in regular dialogue and recognizing their distinctive needs, in order to break away from the top-down power relationships that have previously characterized archaeology in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommunity Archaeology and Heritage in Africa\u003c\/em\u003e reflects a determined effort to change how archaeology is taught to future generations. Through community-based participatory approaches, archaeologists and heritage professionals can benefit from shared resources and local knowledge; and by sharing decision-making with members of local communities, archaeological inquiry can enhance their way of life, ameliorate their human rights concerns, and meet their daily needs to build better futures. Exchanging traditional power structures for research design and implementation, the examples outlined in this volume demonstrate the discipline's exciting capacity to move forward to achieve its potential as a broader, more accessible, and more inclusive field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter R. Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138656852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138656857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017","brand":"Peter R. Schmidt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120945066239,"sku":"9781138656857","price":56.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_056eea90-446a-40a2-9aa8-fdbb11f29c16.jpg?v=1687417150","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/community-archaeology-and-heritage-in-peter-r-schmidt-9781138656857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}