Maritime Archaeology and Social Relations British Action in the Southern Hemisphere /

• Main Author: Dellino-Musgrave, Virginia E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2006.
• Series: The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Anthropology.; Social Sciences.

Global processes such as capitalism and colonialism are influenced by local forces and manifested in events at a local level. The study of local practices can thus provide new insights into broader social relations. This book analyses British action at the end of the 18th century in the Southern hem...

Table of Contents:

• Linking Historical and Maritime Archaeology
• Historical and Maritime Archaeology: The Argentinean and Australian Case Studies
• Meaning and Social Archaeology
• Consuming Capitalism and Colonialism
• Understanding Places on the South Atlantic and on the Southeast Coast of Australia
• British Identities Through Pottery in Praxis
• Interpretation of British Action Through Social Landscapes.