Main entry:

Rothschild, Nan A., 1937- author.

Title & Author:

The archaeology of American cities / Nan A. Rothschild and Diana diZerega Wall ; foreword by Michael S. Nassaney.

Publication:

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2014]
©2014

Description:

xv, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

The American experience in archaeological perspective

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-216) and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- Studying cities -- Urbanization and its archaeological study in the United States -- Landscape, planning, and infrastructure : city as artifact -- Trade, manufacture, and services in the city -- Race and ethnicity in the city -- Class and gender in the city -- Cemeteries and commemoration in the city -- Conclusion.
Text in English.

Summary:

American cities have been built, altered, redeveloped, destroyed, reimagined, and rebuilt for nearly 300 years in order to accommodate growing and shrinking populations and their needs. Urban archaeology is a unique subfield with its own peculiar challenges and approaches to fieldwork. Understanding the social forces that influenced the development of American cities requires more than digging; it calls for the ability to extrapolate from limited data, an awareness of the dynamics that drive urban development, and theories that can build bridges to connect the two. At the forefront of this exciting field of research, Nan Rothschild and Diana Wall are well suited to introduce this fascinating topic to a broad readership. Following a brief introduction, the authors offer specific case studies of work undertaken in New York, Philadelphia, Tucson, West Oakland, and many other cities. Ideal for undergraduates, The Archaeology of American Cities utilizes the material culture of the past to highlight recurring themes that reflect distinctive characteristics of urban life in the United States.

ISBN:

9780813049724
0813049725
9780813061948 paperback
0813061946

Subject:

Urban archaeology United States.
Urbanization United States.
Archéologie urbaine États-Unis.
Urbanisation États-Unis.
Antiquities
Urban archaeology.
Urbanization.
Verstädterung
Stadt
Archäologie
United States Antiquities.
États-Unis Antiquités.
United States.
USA

Added entries:

Wall, Diana diZerega, author.
Nassaney, Michael S.
American experience in archaeological perspective.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288789
Call No.: BIB 230690
Status: Available