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Author Mizoguchi, Kōji, 1963-

Title Archaeology, society and identity in modern Japan / Koji Mizoguchi.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

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Edition [1st ed.].
Description 1 online resource (xvi, 183 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series Cambridge studies in archaeology
Cambridge studies in archaeology.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-178) and index.
Contents Archaeology in the contemporary world -- Modernity and archaeology -- Communication, sociality, and the positionality of archaeology -- Nation-state, circularity and paradox -- Fragmentation, multiculturalism, and beyond -- Conclusion : demands for problematising and explaining of one's position all the time.
Summary This illuminating study examines the role of archaeology in the formation of the modern Japanese nation and the processes by which archaeological practice is shaped by national discourse. Exploring the close interrelationship between archaeology, society and modernity, it helps explain why we do archaeology in the way that we do.
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Subject Archaeology -- Study and teaching -- Japan.
Archaeology -- Study and teaching.
Japan.
Archaeology.
Archaeology -- Social aspects -- Japan.
Archaeology -- Social aspects.
Archaeology -- Political aspects -- Japan.
Archaeology -- Political aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Mizoguchi, Kōji, 1963- Archaeology, society and identity in modern Japan. [1st ed.]. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006 0521849535 (DLC) 2005032566 (OCoLC)62322251
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