The goal of this volume is to use archaeological case studies from around the world to evaluate the implications of providing alternative interpretations of the past. Our volume is based on papers that were originally presented at a 2004 SAA (Society for American Archaeology) session in Montreal entitled “Beyond Nationalist, Colonialist, Imperialist Archaeologies: Evaluating Multiple Narratives.” Our work builds on the twin pillars of Bruce Trigger’s (1984) work on alternative archaeologies and Ian Hodder’s discussion of archaeological practice in the context of globalization (1999).
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Habu, J., Fawcett, C., Matsunaga, J.M. (2008). Introduction: Evaluating Multiple Narratives: Beyond Nationalist, Colonialist, Imperialist Archaeologies. In: Habu, J., Fawcett, C., Matsunaga, J.M. (eds) Evaluating Multiple Narratives. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71825-5_1
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