Landscapes of Clearance
This volume examines landscapes that have been cleared of inhabitantsāfor economic, environmental, or socio-political reasons, by choice or by forceāand the social impacts of clearance on their populations. Using cases from five continents, and ranging from prehistoric, through colonial and post-colonial times, the contributors show landscapes as meaningful points of contestation when populations abandon them or are exiled from them.
Acts of resistance and revitalisation are also explored, demonstrating the social and political meaning of specific landscapes to individuals, groups, and nations, and how they help shape cultural identity and ideology. Landscapes of Clearance sheds light on these complex issues.
Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress.
Description
This volume examines landscapes that have been cleared of inhabitantsāfor economic, environmental, or socio-political reasons, by choice or by forceāand the social impacts of clearance on their populations. Using cases from five continents, and ranging from prehistoric, through colonial and post-colonial times, the contributors show landscapes as meaningful points of contestation when populations abandon them or are exiled from them.
Acts of resistance and revitalisation are also explored, demonstrating the social and political meaning of specific landscapes to individuals, groups, and nations, and how they help shape cultural identity and ideology. Landscapes of Clearance sheds light on these complex issues.
Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress.
