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Book SynopsisArchaeology for whom? The dozen well-known contributors to this innovative volume suggest nothing less than a transformation of the discipline into a service-oriented, community-based endeavor. They wish to replace the primacy of meeting academic demands with meeting the needs and values of those outside the field who may benefit most from our work. They insist that we employ both rigorous scientific methods and an equally rigorous critique of those practices to ensure that our work addresses real-world social, environmental, and political problems. A transformed archaeology requires both personal engagement and a new toolkit. Thus, in addition to the theoretical grounding and case materials from around the world, each contributor offers a personal statement of their goals and an outline of collaborative methods that can be adopted by other archaeologists.
Table of ContentsIntroduction, Sonya Atalay, Lee Rains Clauss, Randall H. McGuire and John R. Welch Chapter 1 Betwixt and Between: Archaeology's Liminality and Activism's Transformative Promise, Lee Rains Clauss Chapter 2 Engaging Archaeology: Positivism, Objectivity and Rigor in Activist Archaeology, Sonya Atalay Chapter 3 Situating Activism in Archaeology and Archaeology in the World: Science Values, the Activist Effect, and the Archaeological Record, Quetzil Castaneda Chapter 4 Archaeologists as Activists, Advocates, and Expert Witnesses, T. J. Ferguson Chapter 5 Activating Archaeology, K. Anne Pyburn Chapter 6 Working Class Archaeology, Randall H. McGuire Chapter 7 From The Bottom Up: Transforming Communities With Public Archaeology, M. Jay Stottman Chapter 8 Transforming the Terms of Engagement between Archaeologists and Communities: A View from the Maya Region, Patricia A. McAnany Chapter 9 Reconciling Inequalities in Archaeological Practice and Heritage Research, George Nicholas Chapter 10 "We Have Met The Enemy And He Is Us": Transforming Archaeology Through Sustainable Design, John R. Welch and Neal Ferris Chapter 11 Beyond Archaeological Agendas: In the Service of a Sustainable Archaeology, Neal Ferris and John R. Welch Index About the Contributors
