The Archaeology of Race and Racialization in Historic America

by Charles E. Orser Jr. and Michael S. Nassaney

Book Overview

With the advent of this book, the ability of archaeologists to contribute to the study of race no longer can be doubted. By focusing on "racialization," the marginalizing process in which racial categories are imposed on groups of people based on some outward characteristic, Charles Orser shows how historical archaeology can contribute to the study of race through the conscious examination of material culture. He demonstrates this in two case studies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813031435
• ISBN13: 9780813031439
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"