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

By:

Mizoguchi, Kōji, 1963- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in archaeologyPublisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 183 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0521849535
9780521849531

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

930.107052 22

LOC classification:

DS815 .M5347 2006

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 bold and illuminating study examines the role of archaeology in the formation of the modern Japanese nation and explores the processes by which archaeological practice is shaped by national social and intellectual discourse. Leading Japanese archaeologist Koji Mizoguchi argues that an understanding of the past has been a central component in the creation of national identities and modern nation states and that, since its emergence as a distinct academic discipline in the modern era, archaeology has played an important role in shaping that understanding. By examining in parallel the uniquely intense process of modernisation experienced by Japan and the history of Japanese archaeology, Mizoguchi explores the close interrelationship between archaeology, society and modernity, helping to explain why we do archaeology in the way that we do. This book is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the history of archaeology or modern Japan."--Publisher description.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 170-178) and index.

"This bold and illuminating study examines the role of archaeology in the formation of the modern Japanese nation and explores the processes by which archaeological practice is shaped by national social and intellectual discourse. Leading Japanese archaeologist Koji Mizoguchi argues that an understanding of the past has been a central component in the creation of national identities and modern nation states and that, since its emergence as a distinct academic discipline in the modern era, archaeology has played an important role in shaping that understanding. By examining in parallel the uniquely intense process of modernisation experienced by Japan and the history of Japanese archaeology, Mizoguchi explores the close interrelationship between archaeology, society and modernity, helping to explain why we do archaeology in the way that we do. This book is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the history of archaeology or modern Japan."--Publisher description.

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