{"product_id":"ethnic-identity-and-the-archaeology-of-the-aduentus-saxonum-a-modern-framework-and-its-problems-9789463729314","title":"Ethnic Identity and the Archaeology of the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, archaeologists have excavated the soils of Britain to uncover finds from the early medieval past. These finds have been used to reconstruct the alleged communities, migration patterns, and expressions of identity of coherent groups who can be regarded as ethnic 'Anglo-Saxons'. Even in the modern day, when social constructionism has been largely accepted by scholars, this paradigm still persists. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book challenges the ethnic paradigm. As the first historiographical study of approaches to ethnic identity in modern 'Anglo-Saxon' archaeology, it reveals these approaches to be incompatible with current scholarly understandings of ethnicity. Drawing upon post-structuralist approaches to self and community, it highlights the empirical difficulties the archaeology of ethnicity in early medieval Britain faces, and proposes steps toward an alternative understanding of the role played by the communities of lowland Britain – both migrants from across the North Sea and those already present – in transforming the Roman world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This monograph is a timely discussion of the reasons why heavy reliance on ethnic interpretations of grave artefacts (which has closed out substantial discussion of other interpretative possibilities) remains problematic. In critiquing the tenacious reluctance of some scholars to abandon this longstanding paradigm, James Harland's analysis is both nuanced and balanced. The book’s prose is lucid and accessible, the argument is thoughtful and well supported with historical and archaeological evidence, and this monograph makes a most welcome addition to the field.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Professor Bonnie Effros, University of Liverpool \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''It is based on wide reading of the literature relating to what is still mostly described as the Anglo-Saxon migration to Britain, of which the author presents an uncompromisingly critical analysis.''\u003cbr\u003e- Catherine Hills, \u003ccite\u003eNewnham College, University of Cambridge, Early Medieval Europe 2023 31 (2)\u003c\/cite\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"His [Harland's] methodology, approach, and conclusions should be a game-changer. The book is beautifully written and clearly argued, respectful of existing work yet clear in its irrefutable critical analysis. Convincing and important, it deserves to become a classic, stimulating further research for years to come.\" \u003cbr\u003e - Susan Oosthuizen, University of Cambridge, \u003ccite\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/cite\u003e, 98\/4 (October 2023) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This book pursues an unswerving argument, highly attentive to the epistemological detail... the principal critique is both compelling and invigorating\" \u003cbr\u003e -- Toby Martin, \u003ccite\u003eMedieval Archaeology, \u003c\/cite\u003e June 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Harland’s] sustained analysis of the intellectual frameworks standing behind the interpretation of the period’s funerary archaeology, and his discussions of the ways in which contemporary thinkers outside of archaeology can help us develop new questions, make this an invaluable work. Archaeologists, historians and graduate student should read it.” \u003cbr\u003e-- Robin Fleming, \u003ccite\u003eStudies in Late Antiquity\u003c\/cite\u003e, Spring 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables and Figures \u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 Introduction \u003cbr\u003eHistorical Approaches to the aduentus Saxonum \u003cbr\u003eA Note on Terminology \u003cbr\u003eThe Structure of the Book \u003cbr\u003eA Note on Contemporary Political Resonances \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2 Ethnicity and Archaeology \u003cbr\u003eEthnicity: General Conception and Theorisation \u003cbr\u003eEthnic Theorisation and Archaeology \u003cbr\u003eEthnicity in Anglo-Saxon Archaeology \u003cbr\u003eThe Freiburg School \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 Empiricism and Metaphysics \u003cbr\u003eDifferential Ontology \u003cbr\u003eDerridean Deconstruction \u003cbr\u003eDeleuze, Guattari, and the Rhizome \u003cbr\u003eApplying Differential Ontology \u003cbr\u003eEarlier Applications of Differential Ontology to Archaeological Interpretation \u003cbr\u003eSome Final Methodological Principles \u003cbr\u003eSelecting and Approaching the Case Studies \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 Deconstructing Anglo-Saxon Archaeology \u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003eJohn Hines and Culture History \u003cbr\u003eCatherine Hills: The Migration Debate \u003cbr\u003eSam Lucy: ‘Deconstructing’ Ethnicity? \u003cbr\u003eHoward Williams: Remembering ‘Germans’ and ‘Ancestors’? \u003cbr\u003eJames Gerrard: Ethnicities or ‘Ideologies’? \u003cbr\u003eToby Martin: The Cruciform Brooch and ‘Anglian’ Identity \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 The Material Evidence Reconsidered \u003cbr\u003eCritical Issues \u003cbr\u003eA Summary of the Present Evidence Base and Problems with Its Use \u003cbr\u003e ‘Germanic’ Artwork? The Saxon Relief Style and Salin’s Style I \u003cbr\u003eSearching for Ethnicity in ‘Folk’ Costume and Weapon Burials \u003cbr\u003eNon-Empirical Uses of Data in Action \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Building an Alternative \u003cbr\u003eThe Case Studies \u003cbr\u003eWider Implications from the Case Studies \u003cbr\u003eThe End of Roman Rule in Britain and the Transformation of the Roman World \u003cbr\u003e ‘Re-use’ of Roman Material \u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 New Approaches and Final Reflections \u003cbr\u003eNew Approaches to Communal Organisation \u003cbr\u003eAvenues for Further Research \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Spong Hill Data \u003cbr\u003eBibliography \u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Amsterdam University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473245278551,"sku":"9789463729314","price":111.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9789463729314.jpg?v=1744905841","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ethnic-identity-and-the-archaeology-of-the-aduentus-saxonum-a-modern-framework-and-its-problems-9789463729314","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}