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Over recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the multidisciplinary archaeology and anthropology of modern conflict. This volume provides both a welcome overview of the opportunities afforded scholars by the integration of anthropology and history, as well as a specific investigation into how such an approach can reinvigorate our understanding of the First World War.
List of contents
1.Introduction: State of the Art: Modern Conflict Archaeology 2. Material Culture and Conflict: The Great War, 1914-2003
Part One: The Material Culture of Conflict 3. Bodies of metal, shells of memory: 'Trench Art' and the Great War Re-cycled 4. The ironic 'culture of shells' in the Great War and beyond 5. Art of War: Engaging the Contested Object 6. People in objects: Individuality and the quotidian in the material culture of war 7. Materiality, Space, and Distance: Dimensioning the Great War, 1914-1918 8. Apprehending Memory: Material Culture and War, 1919-1939
Part Two: Conflict Landscapes and Conflict Archaeology 9. Matter and memory in the landscapes of conflict: The Western Front 1914-1999 10. Crucifix, Calvary, and Cross: materiality and spirituality in Great War Landscapes 11. Trenches in the dunes: Preservation of a conflict landscape at Cabourg, Belgium 12. 'Ulysses's Gaze: The panoptic premise in aerial photography and Great War archaeology 13. Excavating memories: archaeology and the Great War, 1914-2001 14. First World War Archaeology: Between theory and practice 15. Fire on the Desert: Conflict Archaeology and the Great Arab Revolt in Southern Jordan, 1916-1918 16. Conclusion: Future Directions
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1.Introduction: State of the Art: Modern Conflict Archaeology 2. Material Culture and Conflict: The Great War, 1914-2003
Part One: The Material Culture of Conflict 3. Bodies of metal, shells of memory: 'Trench Art' and the Great War Re-cycled 4. The ironic 'culture of shells' in the Great War and beyond 5. Art of War: Engaging the Contested Object 6. People in objects: Individuality and the quotidian in the material culture of war 7. Materiality, Space, and Distance: Dimensioning the Great War, 1914-1918 8. Apprehending Memory: Material Culture and War, 1919-1939
Part Two: Conflict Landscapes and Conflict Archaeology 9. Matter and memory in the landscapes of conflict: The Western Front 1914-1999 10. Crucifix, Calvary, and Cross: materiality and spirituality in Great War Landscapes 11. Trenches in the dunes: Preservation of a conflict landscape at Cabourg, Belgium 12. 'Ulysses's Gaze: The panoptic premise in aerial photography and Great War archaeology 13. Excavating memories: archaeology and the Great War, 1914-2001 14. First World War Archaeology: Between theory and practice 15. Fire on the Desert: Conflict Archaeology and the Great Arab Revolt in Southern Jordan, 1916-1918 16. Conclusion: Future Directions
Summary
Over recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the multidisciplinary archaeology and anthropology of modern conflict. This volume provides both a welcome overview of the opportunities afforded scholars by the integration of anthropology and history, as well as a specific investigation into how such an approach can reinvigorate our understanding of the First World War.
