Härke H. (ed.) Archaeology, Ideology and Society: The German Experience

Frankfurt am Main et al: Peter Lang GmbH, 2000. — 432 p. — (Gesellschaften und Staaten im Epochenwandel; Bd. 7). — ISBN: 3-631-36707-4.Germany held centre stage in the political turmoils of Europe in the 20 th century, and it is also one of the major countries in European archaeology. What is the role of archaeology in this historical drama? How has prehistory intertwined with the contemporary history of Germany? Prehistoric archaeology was born and developed in nation-states, where archaeology built a past for the nation, which in its part gave archaeology its economic and intellectual bases. Archaeology, Ideology and Society is a collection of 14 articles examining the formation of German archaeology in relation to dominant ideologies and society.The German experience (Heinrich Harke).
From Nationalism to Nazism.
Gustaf Kossinna and his concept of a national archaeology (Ulrich Veit).
Archaeology in the 'Third Reich' (Henning Haβmann).
Archaeology and anthropology in Germany before 1945 (Frank Fetten).
Post-War West Germany.
Vorsprung durch Technik or 'Kossinna Syndrome"? Archaeological theory and social context in post-war West Germany (Sabine Wolfram).
The teaching of archaeology in West Germany (Ulrike Sommer).
Archaeology and the German public (Martin Schmidt).
Women's situation as archaeologists (Eva-Maria Mertens).
Women in the underground: gender studies in German archaeology (Sigrun M. Karlisch, Sibylle Kastner and Helga Brandt).
East Germany and Reunification.
Archaeology under Communist control: the German Democratic Republic, 1945 - 1990 (Werner Coblenz).
German unification and East German archaeology (Jorn Jacobs).
International Perspectives.
Traumland Sudwest: two moments in the history of German archaeological inquiry in Namibia (John Kinahan).
German archaeology at risk? A neighbour's critical view of tradition, structure and serendipity (Tom Bloemers).
A transatlantic perspective on German archaeology (Bettina Arnold).