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Author Burke, Heather, 1966-

Title Meaning and ideology in historical archaeology : style, social identity, and capitalism in an Australian town / Heather Burke
Published New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum, 1999
New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publisher, [1999]
©1999

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 MELB  994.44 Bur/Mai  AVAILABLE
Description xiv, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Series Contributions to global historical archaeology
Contributions to global historical archaeology.
Contents An Anatomy of Ideology -- What Is Ideology? -- What Does Ideology Do? -- Ideology and the Construction of Social Identity -- Ideology, Social Identity, and Style -- Style and the Semiotics of Social Identity -- An Introduction to Armidale -- A History of Armidale and New England -- Colonial Armidale -- Ideology -- Materials and Methods -- Selection of Place -- Selection of Structures -- Selection of Variables -- Variables Relating to Social Context -- Variables Relating to Style -- Variables Relating to Geographical Context -- Variables Relating to Use -- Data Collection -- Location of Structures -- Analysis -- Biases in the Database -- Limitations of the Study -- The Semiotics of Social Position -- The Contexts of Production for Style in Armidale -- Relations of Meaning and Relations of Membership -- Creating Social Identity -- Style in Space -- The Contexts of Interpretation for Style in Armidale -- The Space of Style -- The Power of Style -- Styles of Ideology -- Ideology from Artifacts -- Ideology and Public Identity -- The Material Constraints to Studying Ideology -- Investments of Meaning -- Context and Identity -- Stylishness -- Directions of Emulation -- Dominant Ideology -- Scales of Ideology -- Persistence -- The Commodification of Heritage -- A Historical Archaeology of Ideology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-265) and index
Subject Archaeology and history -- Australia -- Armidale (N.S.W.)
Capitalism -- Australia -- Armidale (N.S.W.) -- History.
Archaeology and history -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Armidale
Capitalism -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Armidale -- History
Culture -- Australia -- Armidale (N.S.W.)
Culture -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Armidale
Material culture -- Australia -- Armidale (N.S.W.)
Social classes -- Australia -- Armidale (N.S.W.)
Material culture -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Armidale
Social classes -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Armidale
Social status -- Australia -- Armidale (N.S.W.)
Social status -- Australia -- New South Wales -- Armidale
SUBJECT Armidale (N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79118982 -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99002344
LC no. 99037715
ISBN 0306460661
9780306460661 (hbk.)