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Soviet archaeology [electronic resource] : trends, schools, and history / by Leo S. Klejn ; translated by Kevin Windle, Rosh Ireland.
Series: Oxford studies in the history of archaeology: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 1 online resource (xvii, 411 p., 6 of plates) : ill., col. maps.ISBN: 9780191804595 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Archaeology -- Soviet UnionAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199601356DDC classification: 930.109470904 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This title examines the peculiar phenomenon which was Soviet archaeology, showing where it differs from Western archaeology and the archaeology of pre-revolutionary Russia, and where it reveals similarities. The book asks whether Soviet archaeology can be regarded as Marxist, and, if so, whether Marxism was to Russian archaeology a help or a hindrance at that time. Were the writings of Soviet archaeologists mere propaganda, driving their own political agenda, or can they be read as objective studies of our past?| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
Translated from the Russian.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This title examines the peculiar phenomenon which was Soviet archaeology, showing where it differs from Western archaeology and the archaeology of pre-revolutionary Russia, and where it reveals similarities. The book asks whether Soviet archaeology can be regarded as Marxist, and, if so, whether Marxism was to Russian archaeology a help or a hindrance at that time. Were the writings of Soviet archaeologists mere propaganda, driving their own political agenda, or can they be read as objective studies of our past?
Description based on print version record.