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An Archaeology of Colonial Identity

Power and Material Culture in the Dwars Valley, South Africa

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  • Focuses on South Africa, but has significance that extends much wider than its immediate subject – which has relevance to all historical and archaeological research in the field of European colonialism and capitalism
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology (CGHA)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Working Contexts

    Pages 1-18
  3. Farm Lives

    Pages 119-175
  4. Forging Identities

    Pages 177-198
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 199-223

Reviews

Lucas's linkage of finds, buildings and wider landscapes into a theoretical framework shows historical archaeology at its best.

Paul Courtney, Post Medieval Archaeology

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: An Archaeology of Colonial Identity

  • Book Subtitle: Power and Material Culture in the Dwars Valley, South Africa

  • Authors: Gavin Lucas

  • Series Title: Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b110424

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2006

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-48537-4Published: 12 August 2004

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-48538-1Published: 27 January 2006

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-48539-8Published: 31 October 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1574-0439

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 223

  • Topics: History, general, Archaeology, Anthropology

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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