294 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
294 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
294 Pages
63 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The second edition of An Archaeology of the Contemporary Era explores the period between the late nineteenth and twenty-first centuries and reflects on the archaeological theory and practice of the recent past. This book argues that the materiality of our times, and particularly its ruins and rubbish, reveals something profound and disturbing about modern societies. It examines the political,... Read more
Introduction; CHAPTER 1. An archaeology of the contemporary era; CHAPTER 2. Ruins; CHAPTER 3. Politics; CHAPTER 4. Ethics; CHAPTER 5. Aesthetics; CHAPTER 6. Timey; CHAPTER 7. Space; CHAPTER 8. Materiality; CHAPTER 9. Concluding remarks: Beyond the Anthropocene
Biography
Alfredo González-Ruibal is a researcher with the Institute of Heritage Sciences of the Spanish National Research Council. His research focuses on the archaeology of the contemporary past, and particularly on the dark side of modernity: war, dictatorship, predatory capitalism, and colonialism. He has conducted fieldwork in Spain, Brazil, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, and the Horn of Africa.
