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Seas of Islands: Anthropology, Biogeography, Archaeology and Postcolonialism

Paul Rainbird-2007-07-09-Cambridge University Press eBooks
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In this chapter, I will present the intellectual heritage of island archaeology derived from anthropology and biogeography and then move on to consider how the perspective of islanders themselves can help inform the archaeological study of islands. Through this exercise we are able to recognise the intellectual boundaries that can stifle the interpretation of island history and lead us to consider new ways of considering islands.

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In this chapter, I will present the intellectual heritage of island archaeology derived from anthropology and biogeography and then move on to consider how the perspective of islanders themselves can help inform the archaeological study of islands. Through this exercise we are able to recognise the intellectual boundaries that can stifle the interpretation of island history and lead us to consider new ways of considering islands.

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Postcolonialism (international relations)BiogeographyAnthropologyGeographyOceanographyArchaeologyHistoryGeology

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