Archaeologies of Colonialism
Consumption, Entanglement, and Violence in Ancient Mediterranean France
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Archaeology, Food & Drink, Food Writing
| Author: | Michael Dietler | ISBN: | 9780520947948 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press | Publication: | October 17, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of California Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael Dietler |
| ISBN: | 9780520947948 |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Publication: | October 17, 2010 |
| Imprint: | University of California Press |
| Language: | English |
This book presents a theoretically informed, up-to-date study of interactions between indigenous peoples of Mediterranean France and Etruscan, Greek, and Roman colonists during the first millennium BC. Analyzing archaeological data and ancient texts, Michael Dietler explores these colonial encounters over six centuries, focusing on material culture, urban landscapes, economic practices, and forms of violence. He shows how selective consumption linked native societies and colonists and created transformative relationships for each. Archaeologies of Colonialism also examines the role these ancient encounters played in the formation of modern European identity, colonial ideology, and practices, enumerating the problems for archaeologists attempting to re-examine these past societies.
This book presents a theoretically informed, up-to-date study of interactions between indigenous peoples of Mediterranean France and Etruscan, Greek, and Roman colonists during the first millennium BC. Analyzing archaeological data and ancient texts, Michael Dietler explores these colonial encounters over six centuries, focusing on material culture, urban landscapes, economic practices, and forms of violence. He shows how selective consumption linked native societies and colonists and created transformative relationships for each. Archaeologies of Colonialism also examines the role these ancient encounters played in the formation of modern European identity, colonial ideology, and practices, enumerating the problems for archaeologists attempting to re-examine these past societies.
