A Marxist Archaeology, by Randall H. McGuire, Academic Press, San Diego, 1992
McGuire, an archaeologist working primarily in the desert Southwest, presents a critical overview of major theoretical approaches in contemporary archaeology, comparing them to a Marxist perspective he derives principally from Bertell Oldman. (In a footnote, McGui...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
1992-11-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the History of Archaeology |
| Online Access: | http://www.archaeologybulletin.org/article/view/446 |
| Summary: | McGuire, an archaeologist working primarily in the desert
Southwest, presents a critical overview of major theoretical approaches in contemporary
archaeology, comparing them to a Marxist perspective he derives principally from Bertell
Oldman. (In a footnote, McGuire describes his parent's divorce catapulting him from
middle-to-working-class status as a significant factor in his own search for a view of
history compatible with his personal experiences.) Intended to clarify and argue for his
particular Marxist approach, McGuire's discussions on various archaeological views of
his and society are more or less cursory as history of archaeology. The book does give a
synopsis and is valuable for its inclusion of the usually neglected Latin American
theorists. McGuire is more radical a Marxist than Trigger, so his critiques tend to be
sharper and are well worth the consideration of serious students of theory in
archaeology. |
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| ISSN: | 1062-4740 2047-6930 |