{"product_id":"archaeologists-as-activists-can-archaeologists-change-the-world-9780817356224","title":"Archaeologists as Activists Can Archaeologists Change the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCould archaeologists benefit contemporary cultures and be a factor in solving world problems? Can archaeologists help individuals? Can archaeologists change the world? These questions form the root of archaeology activism or activist archaeology: using archaeology to advocate for and affect change in contemporary communities. Archaeologists currently change the world through the products of their archaeological research that contribute to our collective historical and cultural knowledge. Their work helps to shape and reshape our perceptions of the past and our understanding of written history. Archaeologists affect contemporary communities through the consequences of their work as they become embroiled in controversies over negotiating the past and the present with native peoples. Beyond the obvious economic contributions to local communities caused by heritage tourism established on the research of archaeologists at cultural sites, archaeologists have begun to use the process of their","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515502322007,"sku":"9780817356224","price":23.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/archaeologists-as-activists-can-archaeologists-change-the-world-9780817356224","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}