Ethics and the archaeology of violence. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alfredo González-Ruibal, Gabriel Moshenska, editors.
• Editors: González Ruibal, Alfredo; Moshenska, Gabriel
• Contents: Ethical Archaeologies: The Politics of Social Justice; Contents; Contributors; About the Authors; About the Editors; Chapter 1: Introduction: The Only Way is Ethics; Introduction; Background; Archaeologies of Violence; Archaeological Ethics; Key Themes in This Volume; Violence and Structural Violence; The Temporality of Ethics; Stakeholder Communities; The Responsibilities of Archaeologists; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: Ethics in Action: A Viewpoint from Israel/Palestine; Who Needs Ethics in Archaeology?; Archaeological Codes of Ethics; Archaeology: Why and for Whom? Ethical Archaeological Practice in the Community Archaeology and Conflict Resolution at Silwan; Conclusion; References; Chapter 3: Archaeological Ethics and Violence in Post-genocide Rwanda; Introduction; Background: Post-violent-conflict Archaeology; Violence and Ethics; Archaeology in Post-genocide Rwanda; The Post-genocide Official Historical Narrative; The Post-genocide Governmental Response to the Official Historical Narrative; Archaeology and the Official Historical Narrative; Re-constructing the Past in Post-genocide Rwanda: An Archaeological Contribution. Politics, Violence and ArchaeologyFrom Politics to Ethics; Ethics, Violence and Archaeology; Post-violent Conflict; Persisting Structural Violence; Future Violence; References; Chapter 4: All Our Findings Are Under Their Boots! The Monologue of Violence in Iranian Archaeology; Introduction; Our Findings Under Their Boots; Agents and Parameters Involved in Violence/Constituting Violence in Iranian Archaeology; Historical Background; Archaeology as a Governmental Matter; Archaeologists; Archaeological Legal Issues; Administrative Issues; Educational System; Professional Ethics. Discussion: Iranian Archaeology and Archaeologists as Victims of ViolenceReferences; Chapter 5: Archaeology of Historical Conflicts, Colonial Oppression, and Political Violence in Uruguay; Introduction; Social Oppression, Economic Violence, and Archaeological Ethics; The Search for the Disappeared; From Operation Condor to Operation Carrot; Discussion and Conclusions; References; Chapter 6: Discussing the Spaces of Memory in Buenos Aires: Official Narratives and the Challenges of Site Management; Introduction; Some Concepts; Memory, Space, Narrative; Ethical Considerations. Spaces of Memory Officially Recognized in Buenos AiresSites Dating Back to the Latest Military Dictatorship; Former Places of Repression; Former Places of Resistance; Spaces Dating Back to the Last Years of Democracy; Parks; Other Places; Final Remarks; References; Chapter 7: Ethics, Archaeology, and Civil Conflict: The Case of Spain; Introduction; Ethical Choices in a Civil War Context; The Dead; The Battlefields; The Moral Economy of Spanish Civil War Research; Case Studies; Case 1. When Archaeologists Become Bunkerologists; Case 2. When Archaeologists Become Political Activists.
• Publisher Details: Wiesbaden [Germany] : Springer VS
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 930.1; Social sciences; Archaeology -- Moral and ethical aspects; Violence; HISTORY -- Ancient -- General; Archaeology -- Moral and ethical aspects; Violence; Philosophy -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy; Ethics & moral philosophy; Archaeology; Ethics; Social Science -- Archaeology; Archaeology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781493916436; 1493916432
• Related ISBNs: 9781493916429
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 17, 2014).
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