Archaeologists in Print : Publishing for the People

Autor: Amara Thornton
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Popis: Archaeologists in Print is a history of popular publishing in archaeology in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a pivotal period of expansion and development in both archaeology and publishing. It examines how British archaeologists produced books and popular periodical articles for a non-scholarly audience, and explores the rise in archaeologists'public visibility. Notably, it analyses women's experiences in archaeology alongside better known male contemporaries as shown in their books and archives. In the background of this narrative is the history of Britain's imperial expansion and contraction, and the evolution of modern tourism in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Archaeologists exploited these factors to gain public and financial support and interest, and build and maintain a reading public for their work, supported by the seasonal nature of excavation and tourism. Reinforcing these publishing activities through personal appearances in the lecture hall, exhibition space and site tour, and in new media – film, radio and television – archaeologists shaped public understanding of archaeology. It was spadework, scripted. The image of the archaeologist as adventurous explorer of foreign lands, part spy, part foreigner, eternally alluring, solidified during this period. That legacy continues, undimmed, today.Praise for Archaeologists in Print'Thornton demonstrates the potential of archival research to illuminate archaeology's development as a discipline... Her research invites exploration into other geographic areas and/or periods of archaeological work and indicates the potential of projects attuned to the intersections of gender and colonialism within that history... most importantly, Thornton's book should prompt modern archaeologists to consider the narratives we construct around our own work and to question who benefits (or suffers) from our chosen stories.'American Antiquity'[The] critical examination of the multifaceted nature of popular archaeological publishing from the late nineteenth-century and the original archival research that Thornton incorporates through her analysis... offers readers a critical insight into the history of archaeologists in print.'The British Society for Literature and Science'Thornton's examination of the hitherto underexplored area of nonacademic publications, such as memoirs, guidebooks, popular histories, children's books, fiction, and serialized compendiums, makes Archaeologists in Print unique among books on the history of archaeology, where the tendency has been to focus on methodologies, field experiences, and the politics of writing. Thornton opens the world of archaeology to include not only male academics but also female adventurers, local laborers, illustrators, readers, and tourists. This book is appropriate for scholars and students of archaeology, ancient Near Eastern studies, and postcolonial studies.'American Journal of Archaeology'A unique addition to the history of British archaeology, Archaeologists in Print is a closely researched examination of the story archaeology has told about itself.'Current Archaeology‘a refreshing new perspective on the history of archaeology and how it reached the public'Times Higher Education'Thornton has provided a highly readable and detailed exploration of the institutional networks of archaeological knowledge production at the turn of the century. Despite its regional and temporal specificity, Archaeologists in Print will appeal to a cross-disciplinary readership as both a pedagogical tool and research aid. The author's exceptionally clear and cogent writing style makes for a highly digestible teaching tool at undergraduate and graduate level. Moreover, Thornton's careful analysis of the intertwined issue
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