Exploring archaeological sites and materials that uncover the history of Massachusetts, this book chronicles the diverse story of the state from the seventeenth century to the present.
The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective
Edited by Michael S. Nassaney and Krysta RyzewskiSeries Description:
The American Experience in Archaeological Perspective series was established by the University Press of Florida and founding editor Michael S. Nassaney in 2004. This prestigious historical archaeology series focuses attention on a range of significant themes in the development of the modern world from an Americanist perspective. Each volume explores an event, process, setting, institution, or geographic region that played a formative role in the making of the United States of America as a political, social, and cultural entity. These comprehensive overviews underscore the theoretical, methodological, and substantive contributions that archaeology has made to the study of American history and culture. Rather than subscribing to American exceptionalism, the authors aim to illuminate the distinctive character of the American experience in time and space. While these studies focus on historical archaeology in the United States, they are also broadly applicable to historical and anthropological inquiries in other parts of the world. To date the series has produced more than two dozen titles. Prospective authors are encouraged to contact the Series Editors to learn more.
Watch our informational webinar hosted by series editors Michael S. Nassaney and Krysta Ryzewski, contributing author Jane Eva Baxter, and acquiring editor Mary Puckett. Read about the history and future direction of the series here.
For more Information:
Michael S. Nassaney
nassaney@wmich.edu
Krysta Ryzewski
krysta.ryzewski@wayne.edu
There are 33 books in this series.
Please note that while you may order forthcoming books at any time, they will not be available for shipment until shortly before publication date
This book explores the historical archaeology of the past four hundred years in Michigan, illustrating how the state’s history reflects the broader American experience through themes of entrepreneurship, immigration, capitalism, and civil rights.
This book uses historical and contemporary archaeology to explore the past 400 years of American protest history, revealing how ideals such as equality, prosperity, and self-determination have been challenged and negotiated through protests and connecting today’s protest movements to those that came long before.
In this book, Meredith Reifschneider synthesizes archaeological research on healthcare and medicine to show how practices in the United States have evolved since the nineteenth century, demonstrating that historical archaeology can provide important insights into healthcare and modes of self-care in the past.
In this book, Douglas Wilson uses historical documents, Indigenous oral traditions, and the material record to provide a comprehensive overview of the historical archaeology of the Pacific Northwest region from the seventeenth through the twenty-first centuries.
This book provides a survey of contemporary archaeology in the United States, demonstrating the plurality of theoretical and methodological approaches that make this discipline in the US unique.
The first comprehensive discussion of the historical archaeology of homelessness, this book highlights the social complexities, ambiguities, and significance of the home and the unhomed in the archaeological record.
In this expansive yet concise survey, Christopher Fennell discusses archaeological research from sites across the United States that once manufactured, harvested, or processed commodities, uncovering key insights into American history.
In this book, John Franzen surveys archaeological studies of logging sites across the nation from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, explaining how material evidence found at these locations illustrates key aspects of the American experience during this era.
This volume describes the ways Native American populations accommodated and resisted the encroachment of European powers in southeastern North America from the arrival of Spaniards in the sixteenth century to the first decades of the American Republic. Tracing changes to the region’s natural, cultural, social, and political environments, Charles Cobb provides an unprecedented survey of the landscape histories of Indigenous groups across this critically important area and time period.