Archaeology and Colonialism: Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present

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
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 06/07/2004
Pages: 202
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780521782647

About the Author
Gosden, Chris: - Chris Gosden is Lecturer and Curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum, University of Oxford.