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Author:   James M. Harland
Publisher:   Amsterdam University Press
Imprint:   Amsterdam University Press
ISBN:  

9789463729314

ISBN 10:   9463729313
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   15 October 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements 1 Introduction Historical Approaches to the aduentus Saxonum A Note on Terminology The Structure of the Book A Note on Contemporary Political Resonances 2 Ethnicity and Archaeology Ethnicity: General Conception and Theorisation Ethnic Theorisation and Archaeology Ethnicity in Anglo-Saxon Archaeology The Freiburg School 3 Empiricism and Metaphysics Differential Ontology Derridean Deconstruction Deleuze, Guattari, and the Rhizome Applying Differential Ontology Earlier Applications of Differential Ontology to Archaeological Interpretation Some Final Methodological Principles Selecting and Approaching the Case Studies 4 Deconstructing Anglo-Saxon Archaeology Introduction John Hines and Culture History Catherine Hills: The Migration Debate Sam Lucy: ‘Deconstructing’ Ethnicity? Howard Williams: Remembering ‘Germans’ and ‘Ancestors’? James Gerrard: Ethnicities or ‘Ideologies’? Toby Martin: The Cruciform Brooch and ‘Anglian’ Identity Conclusion 5 The Material Evidence Reconsidered Critical Issues A Summary of the Present Evidence Base and Problems with Its Use ‘Germanic’ Artwork? The Saxon Relief Style and Salin’s Style I Searching for Ethnicity in ‘Folk’ Costume and Weapon Burials Non-Empirical Uses of Data in Action Conclusion 6 Building an Alternative The Case Studies Wider Implications from the Case Studies The End of Roman Rule in Britain and the Transformation of the Roman World ‘Re-use’ of Roman Material Conclusion 7 New Approaches and Final Reflections New Approaches to Communal Organisation Avenues for Further Research Appendix: Spong Hill Data Bibliography Index

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This monograph is a timely discussion of the reasons why heavy reliance on ethnic interpretations of grave artefacts (which has closed out substantial discussion of other interpretative possibilities) remains problematic. In critiquing the tenacious reluctance of some scholars to abandon this longstanding paradigm, James Harland's analysis is both nuanced and balanced. The book's prose is lucid and accessible, the argument is thoughtful and well supported with historical and archaeological evidence, and this monograph makes a most welcome addition to the field. - Professor Bonnie Effros, University of Liverpool

"""This monograph is a timely discussion of the reasons why heavy reliance on ethnic interpretations of grave artefacts (which has closed out substantial discussion of other interpretative possibilities) remains problematic. In critiquing the tenacious reluctance of some scholars to abandon this longstanding paradigm, James Harland's analysis is both nuanced and balanced. The book’s prose is lucid and accessible, the argument is thoughtful and well supported with historical and archaeological evidence, and this monograph makes a most welcome addition to the field."" - Professor Bonnie Effros, University of Liverpool ''It is based on wide reading of the literature relating to what is still mostly described as the Anglo-Saxon migration to Britain, of which the author presents an uncompromisingly critical analysis.'' - Catherine Hills, Newnham College, University of Cambridge, Early Medieval Europe 2023 31 (2)"

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James M. Harland works on the history and archaeology of the late Roman Empire and its early medieval successor states. After receiving his PhD in History from the University of York, he took up a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Tübingen. He is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Bonn.

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