Maritime Archaeology and Social Relations: British Action in the Southern HemisphereSpringer Science & Business Media, 2006 M11 22 - 198 pages Global processes such as capitalism and colonialism are influenced by local forces and manifested in events at a local level. The study of local practices can thus provide new insights into broader social relations. This book analyses British action at the end of the 18th century in the Southern hemisphere. Two Royal Navy ships, one off the Argentinean coast and one off the Southeast Australian coast are examined. By applying the concept of praxis, British action is integrated in both land and maritime spaces. A closer look into the associated experienced landscapes enhances our understanding of how social identities were projected at local and global levels. This book goes beyond a descriptive analysis of wrecks by exploring them and their cargoes as embodiments of 18th century social relations. Maritime Archaeology and Social Relations challenges traditional maritime approaches providing a different perspective that emphasises the richness, diversity and complexity of British action. |
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... scales, with British shipwrecks and their contents being the material expression of British action. Were the local manifestations of these activities part of the British action of that time? Were they responding to colonial interests or ...
... scales of analysis are combined in this research. Local scales are limited to a particular area or events whereas the global ones embrace a worldwide understanding. Global perspectives may work well at a macro level but they have ...
... scales, archaeology and material culture studies in general can make a rich contribution to understanding how the ... scale. This analysis explores two basic dimensions of social life: mutuality and materiality (Gosden 1994: 82-84). By ...
... scale, there are dissimilarities in the adaptation and renegotiation of the British strategies employed in the South Atlantic and Southeast Australia (Chapters 6 and 7). However, when compared on a global scale, some common trends to ...
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Contents
Linking Historical and Maritime Archaeology | 17 |
6 | 29 |
3 | 39 |
Meaning and Social Archaeology | 49 |
Summary | 68 |
Understanding Places on the South Atlantic | 93 |
4 | 109 |
Interpretation of British Action Through Social | 137 |
References | 167 |
Index | 189 |
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