ANOTHER'S COUNTRY by J.W. Joseph (Editor), Martha Zierden (Editor) ( 9780817311292 )

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Title:

ANOTHER'S COUNTRY
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURAL INTERACTIONS IN THE SOUTHERN COLONIES

By:

J.W. Joseph (Editor), Martha Zierden (Editor)

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0817311297

ISBN 13:

9780817311292

Publisher:

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA PRESS

Pub. date:

24 December, 2001

Edition:

2nd ed.

Pages:

376

Description:

A look at the rise and fall of cultural diversity in the 18th-century American South. In these essays, archaeologists examine various aspects of the colonial experience, exploring how cultural identity was expressed and why cultural diversity was eventually replaced by a common identity.

Synopsis:

The 18th-century South was a true melting pot, bringing together colonists from England, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and other locations, in additions to African slaves - all of whom shared in the experiences of adapting to a new environment and interacting with American Indians. The shared process of immigration, adaptation, and creolization resulted in a rich and diverse historic mosaic of cultures. The cultural encounters of these groups of settlers would ultimately define the meaning of life in the 19th-century South. The much-studied plantation society of that era and the Confederacy that sprang from it have become the enduring identities of the South. A full understanding of southern history is not possible, however, without first understanding the intermingling and interactions of the region's 18th-century settlers. In the essays collected here, some of the South's leading historical archaeologists examine various aspects of the colonial experience, attempting to understand how cultural identity was expressed, why cultural diversity was eventually replaced by a common identity, and how the various cultures intermeshed.Written in accessible language, this book will be valuable to archaeologists and non-archaeologists alike. Cultural, architectural, and military historians, cultural anthropologists, geographers, genealogists, and others interested in the cultural legacy of the South will find much of value in this book.

Illustrations:

Illustrations, maps

Publication:

Imprint:

The University of Alabama Press

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Returnable

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