The Archaeology of American Capitalism

by Matthews, Christopher N.; Nassaney, Michael S.

• ISBN13: 9780813035246
• ISBN10: 0813035244
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-14
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

Drawing on archaeological evidence from the colonial period to the modern era and covering sites from New England to California, The Archaeology of American Capitalism is the first comparative treatment in historical archaeology to comprehensively illustrate the development of capitalism in the United States. Included are studies on European-Indian relations, early colonial culture change, urbanization, mass consumption, and heritage tourism that track the emergence to dominance of capitalist social relations.

Author Biography

Christopher N. Matthews, associate professor of anthropology at Hofstra University, is the author of An Archaeology of History and Tradition and coeditor of Ethnographic Archaeologies.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Freedom, Culture, and the Authentic Self in Capitalism	p. 9
The Expansion of Capitalism and the Inventions of America	p. 27
Georgian Practice: Defining Nature in Colonial America	p. 57
The Capitalist Metropolis	p. 85
Translating Survival into Success: The Archaeology of Victorious Capitalism	p. 116
Communities Outside Capitalism: Archaeologies of Resistance	p. 149
The Archaeology of Race and African American Resistance	p. 177
Archaeology and Ethics within and against Capitalism	p. 195
Conclusion: The Materialization of Capitalism	p. 227
Bibliography	p. 231
Index	p. 251
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