Historical Archaeologies of Capitalism (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780306460678)

American things, American material culture, and American archaeology are the themes of this book. The authors use goods used or made in America to illuminate issues such as tenancy, racism, sexism, and regional bias. Contributors utilize data about everyday objects - from tin cans and bottles to namebrand items, from fish bones to machinery - to analyze the way American capitalism works. Their cogent analyses take us literally from broken dishes to the international economy. Especially notable chapters examine how an archaeologist formulates questions about exploitation under capitalism, and how the study of artifacts reveals African-American middle class culture and its response to racism.

Author: Mark P. Leone
ISBN-10: 030646067X
ISBN-13: 9780306460678
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 01/31/1999
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d