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Zusatztext "An ambitious book that has been thought out deeply and at length. . . . The most important book on historical archaeology in a generation." Informationen zum Autor Mark P. Leone is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Maryland! College Park. He is coauthor! with Neil A. Silberman! of Invisible America (1995)! and coeditor! with Parker B. Potter! of Recovery of Meaning: Historical Archaeology in the Eastern United States (1988)! among other books. Klappentext " The Archaeology of Liberty in an American Capital is the work of a mature scholar reporting on one of the most important! large-scale! and long-range projects in contemporary American archaeology."-Randall McGuire! author of The Archaeology of Inequality "Many would argue the Mark Leone is the most distinguished practitioner of historical archaeology in the United States! and one of the most prominent in the world."-Thomas C. Patterson! coeditor of Making Alternative Histories Zusammenfassung What do archaeological excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, reveal about daily life in the city's history? Interpreting the results of one of the most innovative projects in American archaeology, this title speaks powerfully to the struggle for liberty among African Americans and the poor. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations and Tables Preface 1. The Importance of Knowing Annapolis 2. The Research Design 3. Landscapes of Power 4. The Rise of Popular Opinion 5. Time and Work Discipline 6. From Althusser and Lukács to Habermas: Archaeology in Public in Annapolis 7. African America 8. What Do We Know? Appendix Works Cited Index
