{"product_id":"the-archaeology-of-ethnogenesis-barbara-l-voss-9780813061252","title":"The Archaeology of Ethnogenesis: Race and Sexuality in Colonial San Francisco","description":"\"Compelling new evidence, careful documentation, and an artfully woven narrative make \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Ethnogenesis \u003c\/i\u003ea path-breaking book for sociocultural scholars as well as for general readers interested in the politics of identity, ethnicity, gender, and the colonial and U.S. Western history.\"--\u003ci\u003eTransforming Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Voss's lucid explanations of method and theory make the book accessible to a broad range of audiences, from upper-level undergraduate and graduate students to professionals and lay audiences. . . . Its interdisciplinarity, indeed, may help to sell archaeology to audiences who do not typically consider archaeological evidence as an option for identity studies.\"--\u003ci\u003eCurrent Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The book reminds historians that other disciplines can offer fruitful methodological forays into well-trodden areas of study.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Those scholars studying various aspects of the Hispanic worldwide empire would be well advised to peruse Voss's work.\"--\u003ci\u003eHistorical Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[W]ell written, theoretically sophisticated, and unburdened by abstract concepts or hyper-qualified verbiage.\"--\u003ci\u003eH-Net Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[E]ngaging. Overall, the text belongs in the library of every student of Spanish and Mexican Alta California. . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of Ethnogenesis \u003c\/i\u003ewill become an anthropological standard.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of California and Great Basin Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[A] must-read for all interested not only in colonial California, but for all historical archaeologists and to any archaeologist interested in the examination of identities.\"--\u003ci\u003eCambridge Archaeological Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Shows how individuals negotiate ethnic identity through everyday objects and actions.\"--\u003cb\u003eSMRC Revista\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this interdisciplinary study, Barbara Voss examines religious, environmental, cultural, and political differences at the Presidio of San Francisco, California, to reveal the development of social identities within the colony. Voss reconciles material culture with historical records, challenging widely held beliefs about ethnicity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara L. Voss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813061253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813061252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Barbara L. Voss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46617861423359,"sku":"9780813061252","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_757b66c8-85d4-4a12-9980-91506dad4396.jpg?v=1740068531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-archaeology-of-ethnogenesis-barbara-l-voss-9780813061252","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}