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Archaeologies of the Contemporary Past

The contributors to this volume represent the most recent research in this exciting new field.

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This new archaeology gives a crucial understanding of the experience of modernity and the communities it continues to affect..

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Author: Buchli

Publisher: Routledge

Date: Mar. 7, 2001

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