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Archaeologies of Colonialism: Consumption, Entanglement, and Violence in Ancient Mediterranean France

By Michael Dietler

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2010
ISBN
0520265513, 9780520265516
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10288549 bytes)
Pages
480\477
Time added
2016-11-21 22:32:50
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Description

This book presents a theoretically informed, up-to-date study of interactions between indigenous peoples of Mediterranean France and Etruscan, Greek, and Roman colonists during the first millennium BC. Analyzing archaeological data and ancient texts, Michael Dietler explores these colonial encounters over six centuries, focusing on material culture, urban landscapes, economic practices, and forms of violence. He shows how selective consumption linked native societies and colonists and created transformative relationships for each. Archaeologies of Colonialism also examines the role these ancient encounters played in the formation of modern European identity, colonial ideology, and practices, enumerating the problems for archaeologists attempting to re-examine these past societies.

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