Politics of Archaeology Books

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   Contested Objects: Material Memories of the Great War

   Edited by Nicholas J. Saunders, Paul Cornish

   Contested Objects breaks new ground in the interdisciplinary study of material culture. Its focus is on the rich and varied legacy of objects from the First World War as the global conflict that defined the twentieth century. From the iconic German steel helmet to practice trenches on Salisbury...

   July 2009 | 978-0-415-45070-6 | Hardback (Routledge)
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   The Mummy's Curse: Mummymania in the English-speaking world

   By Jasmine Day

   The most penetrating study of the curse ever conducted, The Mummy's Curse uncovers forgotten nineteenth-century fiction and poetry, revolutionizes the study of mummy horror films, and reveals the prejudices embedded in children’s toys. Examining original surveys and field observations of...

   2006 | 978-0-415-34022-9 | Paperback (Routledge)