Archaeological Approaches to and Heritage Perspectives on Modern Conflict : Beyond the Battlefields

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  DESCRIPTION

  350 p.

  SERIES

  Heritage and Memory Studies
  

  DISCIPLINES

  • General history of Europe
  • World History

  NOTE

  • From a wider disciplinary perspective, modern conflict archaeology is now a thoroughly established and mature sub-discipline. However, a significant problem conflict archaeologists in the Netherlands face is that modern eras, including both World Wars, have so far not received serious attention. Although both World Wars appeal strongly to the popular imagination, until recently Dutch researchers had not approached modern conflict from an academic archaeological perspective to any great extent. This is partly the result of problematic legislation on archaeological activity in the Netherlands. When applied and interpreted appropriately, archaeology can play an important role in the preservation, contemporary experience and historical reconstruction of recent conflicts. However, as this book argues, research methods other than excavations will be needed in order to conduct conflict archaeology in the Netherlands effectively. This study aims to develop a Dutch approach to conflict archaeology, integrating archaeo
  • logy, heritage research and history at a landscape scale. [Publisher's text].
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