Critical Historical Archaeology

How Can We Use The Past To Make Sense Of The Issues And Problems That Concern Us In The Present? Mark Leone, The Leading Critical Theorist In Historical Archaeology, Urges Archaeologists To View Their Discipline As An Activist Pursuit. This Volume Is Partly His Autobiographical Reflection On A Thirty Five Year Career, Part A Collection Of Leone's Classic Writings On Annapolis, Williamsburg, Shakertown, St. Mary's, And Other Key Sites, And Part A Synthesis Of His Current Thinking On How Historical Archaeology Can Engage The Cultural And Political Issues Of Our Time. Critical Historical Archaeology Is An Important Summary Of The Work And Thinking Of One Of Our Most Thoughtful, Influential Archaeologists. --book Jacket. Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia -- Shakertown At Pleasant Hill, Kentucky -- Catholic And Protestant Relations In Maryland -- Establishing Site Significance -- The Virtues Of Various Archaeological Theories -- The William Paca Garden As Ideology, Not Taste -- Technologies Of The Self -- Ideology At Work As Religion -- Mormon Fences -- Mental Instability -- Subversive Genealogy -- Public Tours -- Althusser At Work -- Exhibits -- The Ending. Mark P. Leone. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents Preface Part 1: Why Excavate? 1 Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia 2 Shakertown at Pleasant Hill, Kentucky 3 Catholic and Protestant Relations in Maryland 4 Establishing Site Significance 5 The Virtues of Various Archaeological Theories Part 2: Excavating Ideology 6 The William Paca Garden as Ideology, Not Taste 7 Technologies of the Self 8 Ideology at Work as Religion 9 Mormon Fences 10 Mental Instability 11 Subversive Genealogy Part 3: Changing Things: Failure And Success 12 Public Tours 13 Althusser at Work 14 Exhibits 15 The Ending Coda References Index About the Author Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PART 1: WHY EXCAVATE? -- 1 COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA -- 2 SHAKERTOWN AT PLEASANT HILL, KENTUCKY -- 3 CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT RELATIONS IN MARYLAND -- 4 ESTABLISHING SITE SIGNIFICANCE -- 5 THE VIRTUES OF VARIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL THEORIES -- PART 2: EXCAVATING IDEOLOGY -- 6 THE WILLIAM PACA GARDEN AS IDEOLOGY, NOT TASTE -- 7 TECHNOLOGIES OF THE SELF -- 8 IDEOLOGY AT WORK AS RELIGION -- 9 MORMON FENCES -- 10 MENTAL INSTABILITY -- 11 SUBVERSIVE GENEALOGY -- PART 3: CHANGING THINGS: FAILURE AND SUCCESS