The Politics of the Past

by P. Gathercole

Book Overview

'History is written by the winners' is the received wisdom. This book explains why historical interpretation has to incorporate perspectives from those other than 'winners', and demonstrates archaeology's crucial role in this wide-ranging approach. The book draws more on Africa, Afro-America, Australasia and Oceania than on Europe, the source of the traditionally dominant perspective in archaeology. The four organizing themes of The Politics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415095549
• ISBN13: 9780415095549
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"