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Title Matériel culture : the archaeology of twentieth-century conflict / edited by John Schofield, William Gray Johnson, and Colleen M. Beck.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 328 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series One world archaeology ; 44
One world archaeology ; 44.
Note Chiefly papers presented at the World Archaeological Congress, held Jan. 1999 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; Series editors' foreword; Preface; Introduction: materiel culture in the modern world; Paradox in places: twentieth-century battlefield sites in long-term perspective; The ironic 'culture of shells' in the Great War and beyond; The battlefield of the Dukla Pass: an archaeological perspective on the end of the Cold War in Europe; The Salpa Line: a monument of the future and the traces of war in the Finnish cultural landscape.
Summary Should we keep the physical evidence of conflicts and wars? This collection challenges our perception of cultural heritage, with essays investigating among others Cambodia, the Berlin Wall and concentration camps.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Archaeology and history -- Congresses.
Archaeology and history.
Social archaeology -- Congresses.
Social archaeology.
War and society -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses.
War and society.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Social conflict -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses.
Social conflict.
Material culture -- History -- 20th century -- Congresses.
Material culture.
Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration -- Congresses.
Historic sites -- Conservation and restoration.
Historic preservation -- Congresses.
Historic preservation.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Congresses.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Congresses.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
History.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Schofield, A. J. (Arthur John), 1962-
Johnson, William Gray, 1957-
Beck, Colleen M.
World Archaeological Congress (4th : 1999 : Cape Town, South Africa)
Other Form: Print version: Matériel culture. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002 0415233879 (DLC) 2001048499 (OCoLC)47927716
ISBN 0203165748 (electronic book)
9780203165744 (electronic book)
0415233879
9780415233873