Surface Collection: Archaeological Travels in Southeast Asia (Worlds of Archaeology) - Brossura

Byrne, Denis

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0759110182 ISBN 13: 9780759110182

Casa editrice: Altamira Press, 2007

Riassunto

Written as a travelogue, Surface Collection: Archaeological Travels in Southeast Asia tackles the most pressing issues of cultural-heritage management in an engaging and accessible way. In each chapter the author makes the past relevant to the present through his encounters with archaeological sites. While the book's anecdotes are associated primarily with Thailand and Indonesia-from a decaying National Museum in Manila, to the search for traces of the thousands of Communists who were killed after an attempted coup in Bali, to the discovery of a bottle of perfume found among the personal effects of Indonesian ex-president Sukarno-they have broad international interest because of the issues they raise. These archaeological stories, again and again, remind us what history both remembers and conceals.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Denis Byrne is an archaeologist who lives in Sydney. His doctoral project at the Australian National University in Canberra involved an examination of the history and politics of archaeological heritage management in Southeast Asia and Australia.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Altamira Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0759110182
• ISBN 13: 9780759110182
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208