An Archaeology of the Margins Colonialism, Amazighity and Heritage Management in the Canary Islands /

• Main Author: Farrujia de la Rosa, A. José (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Archaeology,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Cultural heritage.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; Cultural Heritage.

This book analyses the problematics of archaeological heritage management in the Canary Islands, which are echoed in other parts of the world where the indigenous heritage is under-represented. The present-day management of Canarian archaeological heritage has a very specific and unusual context giv...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Chapter I: The invention of Canarian prehistory and early archaeological heritage management in the 19th century (1868-1936).-Chapter II: Archaeology and dictatorship: the centralisation of archaeological heritage management (1939-1975)
• Chapter III In search of the indigenous culture of the Canary Islands (1975-2012).