“Grapples with the questions of whether and how the interests, values, objectives, practices, and knowledge produced through community-based archaeology align and misalign with individuals and social groups who embrace populist values.”—Siobhan Hart, author of Colonialism, Community, and Heritage in Native New England“Brings together some of the most exciting archaeologists currently working to build a decolonized, just … Continue reading Archaeology, Heritage, and Reactionary Populism
Memory and Power at L’Hermitage Plantation
“Bailey has made a significant contribution to the archaeological exploration of slavery by using the theoretical perspective of ‘nervousness’ to explore the actions of plantation owners during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.”—Kenneth G. Kelly, coeditor of French Colonial Archaeology in the Southeast and Caribbean “Skillfully deploys contemporary understandings of nervousness, anxiety, vulnerability, and whiteness as a … Continue reading Memory and Power at L’Hermitage Plantation
Heritage Studies: A Reading List
Are you interested in exploring questions related to how and why people interpret and remember the past? Take a look at our books in cultural heritage studies, beginning with our suggested reading list of recent titles below. To view more books, click here. Use code HERIT for discount prices through December 16. Free shipping within … Continue reading Heritage Studies: A Reading List
New Paperback Release: Ancestors of Worthy Life
“Teresa Moyer’s book serves as an important bridge between the work of history, archaeology and modern activism: it gives a structure of how to begin to change the telling of the past.”—Anthropology Book Forum “Moyer’s case study of the historic house museum of Mount Clare plantation is a boldly put, compelling call to action that … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Ancestors of Worthy Life
New Paperback Release: Cuban Cultural Heritage
“Fills a void by examining the politics of heritage from a geographic and postcolonial perspective, skillfully weaving materiality, ideology, and history together in a critique of nationalism during the republican and revolutionary periods. . . . Conceptually cohesive and rich in detail.”—Choice"Successful in bringing historic debates over Cuba’s cultural heritage into the present context, offering … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Cuban Cultural Heritage
Baseball and Cultural Heritage
The influence of baseball heritage in society and culture “The relationship between baseball and heritage is addressed in a comprehensive, engaging, and informative manner in an international context. This is a valuable book for baseball scholars, sport historians, and anyone interested in the phenomena of sport heritage.”—Murray G. Phillips, editor of Representing the Sporting Past in … Continue reading Baseball and Cultural Heritage
World Heritage Day 2018
Happy World Heritage Day! Our Cultural Heritage Studies book series offers great resources for learning about the role of public history and heritage management at sites around the world. All the books in this series are available at discount prices through May 11, 2018, in our archaeology and anthropology book sale! To order, use code … Continue reading World Heritage Day 2018
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