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Author Mizoguchi, Kōji, 1963-

Title Archaeology, society and identity in modern Japan / Koji Mizoguchi
Edition [1st ed.]
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 183 pages) : illustrations
Series Cambridge studies in archaeology
Cambridge studies in archaeology.
Contents Archaeology in the contemporary world -- Modernity and archaeology -- Communication, sociality, and the positionality of archaeology -- Nation-state, circularity and paradox -- Fragmentation, multiculturalism, and beyond -- Conclusion : demands for problematising and explaining of one's position all the time
Summary This illuminating study examines the role of archaeology in the formation of the modern Japanese nation and the processes by which archaeological practice is shaped by national discourse. Exploring the close interrelationship between archaeology, society and modernity, it helps explain why we do archaeology in the way that we do
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-178) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Archaeology -- Study and teaching -- Japan
Archaeology -- Social aspects -- Japan
Archaeology -- Political aspects -- Japan
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
Archaeology -- Political aspects
Archaeology -- Social aspects
Archaeology -- Study and teaching
Japan
Form Electronic book
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