{"product_id":"the-archaeology-of-the-homed-and-the-unhomed-hardcover","title":"The Archaeology of the Homed and the Unhomed - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel O. Sayers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive discussion of the historical\u003cbr\u003earchaeology of homelessness\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a\u003cbr\u003etime when the idea of home has become central to living the American dream, \u003ci\u003eThe Archaeology of the Homed and the Unhomed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebrings to the forefront the concept of homelessness. The book points out that\u003cbr\u003ehomelessness remains underexplored in historical archaeology, a fact which may\u003cbr\u003ereflect societal biases and marginalization, and it provides the field's first\u003cbr\u003ecomprehensive discussion of the subject.\u003cbr\u003eDaniel\u003cbr\u003eSayers argues that the unhomed and the home have been inherently interconnected\u003cbr\u003ein the real world across the past several centuries. Sayers builds a conceptual\u003cbr\u003emodel that focuses on this dynamic and uses it to generate new insights into\u003cbr\u003epre‒Civil War communities\u003cbr\u003eof Maroons and Indigenous Americans, Great Depression‒era hobo\u003cbr\u003ecommunities, and Midwest farmsteads. In doing so, he highlights the social\u003cbr\u003ecomplexities, ambiguities, and significance of the home and the unhomed in the\u003cbr\u003earchaeological record. Using a variety of data sources including documentary\u003cbr\u003erecords and material culture and drawing on extensive fieldwork, Sayers\u003cbr\u003eilluminates how homelessness is created, reproduced, and disparaged by the\u003cbr\u003edominant culture.\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003ebook also emphasizes the importance of applied archaeology. Through these\u003cbr\u003estudies, Sayers contends that activist archaeologists have a role--and\u003cbr\u003eresponsibility--to share their knowledge to help policy makers and stakeholders\u003cbr\u003eunderstand the unhomed, homelessness, and the American experience in this area. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA volume in the series the American Experience\u003cbr\u003ein Archaeological Perspective, edited by Michael S. Nassaney and Krysta\u003cbr\u003eRyzewski\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118385008775,"sku":"9780813069609","price":137.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cf907a4f28b1cb03e82da09079923a5d.webp?v=1732532898","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-archaeology-of-the-homed-and-the-unhomed-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}