Laurie A. Wilkie
Laurie A. Wilkie is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor of Social Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. Her books include Strung Out on Archaeology: An Introduction to Archaeological Research, The Lost Boys of Zeta Psi: A Historical Archaeology of Masculinity at a University Fraternity, and The Archaeology of Mothering: An African-American Midwife’s Tale.
Island Lives
Historical Archaeologies of the Caribbean
This comprehensive study of the historical archaeology of the Caribbean provides sociopolitical context for the ongoing development of national identities; points to the future by suggesting different trajectories that historical archaeology and its practitioners may take in the Caribbean arena; and elucidates the problems and issues faced worldwide by researchers working in colonial and post-colonial societies.
- Copyright year: 2001