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This interesting book examines consumer choices evident in the archeological record to highlight the dynamic nature of U.S. Citizenship. --Choice Anchored by [Camp's] research on both Mexican and Japanese immigrants, this book sets out an ambitious new program of study for historical archaeologists--that of citizenship. --American Antiquity Camp does an excellent job of exploring the theoretical nuances surrounding citizenship, linking them to the kinds of data archaeologists collect, and explaining why it all matters. Of crucial importance, Camp advocates strongly for an activist approach to archaeology that demonstrates its contemporary relevance. --North American Archaeologist Focusses on the lives of powerless and marginalized peoples who remain outside the attention of conventional scholarship. --Journal of American Studies A thought-provoking consideration of the homogeneity and heterogeneity of the historical archaeological record, and the ways it can be used to investigate the imposition or adoption of particular cultural values and expression. --Illinois Archaeology

""This interesting book examines consumer choices evident in the archeological record to highlight the dynamic nature of U.S. Citizenship.""--Choice ""Anchored by [Camp's] research on both Mexican and Japanese immigrants, this book sets out an ambitious new program of study for historical archaeologists--that of citizenship.""--American Antiquity ""Camp does an excellent job of exploring the theoretical nuances surrounding citizenship, linking them to the kinds of data archaeologists collect, and explaining why it all matters. Of crucial importance, Camp advocates strongly for an activist approach to archaeology that demonstrates its contemporary relevance.""--North American Archaeologist ""Focuses on the lives of powerless and marginalized peoples who remain outside the attention of conventional scholarship.""--Journal of American Studies ""A thought-provoking consideration of the homogeneity and heterogeneity of the historical archaeological record, and the ways it can be used to investigate the imposition or adoption of particular cultural values and expression.""--Illinois Archaeology

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Stacey Lynn Camp is associate professor of anthropology at the University of Idaho.

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