Maritime Archaeology and Social Relations

British Action in the Southern Hemisphere
2006. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-387-33598-8
Verlag: Springer Us

Buch, Englisch, 198 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 1060 g

Reihe: The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology

Global processes such as capitalism and colonialism are influenced by local forces and manifested in events at a local level. The study of local practices can thus provide new insights into broader social relations. This book analyses British action at the end of the 18th century in the Southern hemisphere. Two Royal Navy ships, one off the Argentinean coast and one off the Southeast Australian coast are examined.

By applying the concept of praxis, British action is integrated in both land and maritime spaces. A closer look into the associated experienced landscapes enhances our understanding of how social identities were projected at local and global levels.

This book goes beyond a descriptive analysis of wrecks by exploring them and their cargoes as embodiments of 18th century social relations. Maritime Archaeology and Social Relations challenges traditional maritime approaches providing a different perspective that emphasises the richness, diversity and complexity of British action.

Zielgruppe

Maritime and historical archaeologists working in post-British colonial societies (including the US) since the period and places referenced are of the colonial period, material culture specialists, social and cultural anthropologists, students

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dellino-Musgrave, Virginia

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Linking Historical and Maritime Archaeology.- Historical and Maritime Archaeology: The Argentinean and Australian Case Studies.- Meaning and Social Archaeology.- Consuming Capitalism and Colonialism.- Understanding Places on the South Atlantic and on the Southeast Coast of Australia.- British Identities Through Pottery in Praxis.- Interpretation of British Action Through Social Landscapes.