@article{21a8b222af724eca8d6a085bf04c8a99,
title = "1 Archaeologies of Political Ecology – Genealogies, Problems, and Orientations",
abstract = "The theoretical and methodological toolkits developed under political ecology have become increasingly relevant in current discussions of environmental impacts, sustainability, and inequality. We developed this volume to identify the unique perspectives that archaeologists offer to the field of political ecology. The archaeology of political ecology is founded on a long and diverse history focused on issues relating to environments, the human–nature relationship, ontology, property, power, and inequality. We outline this history to demonstrate that political ecology and archaeology inform one another through shared interests and research foci. More importantly, we highlight how the two fields can and do benefit through their partnership. Ultimately this volume serves as an invitation for interdisciplinary research that aims to better elucidate the complexities and nuances of human–environmental interaction.",
keywords = "Archaeology, Landscapes, Political Ecology, Political Economy",
author = "Morehart, {Christopher T.} and Millhauser, {John K.} and Santiago Juarez",
note = "Funding Information: This volume grew out of a symposium on archaeology and political ecology that we organized for the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Chicago in November 2013. This chapter, and this volume, would not have been possible without the support of the Archaeology Division of the American Anthropological Association and the contributions of all of the participants in the original AAA session. We are grateful to those participants who offered significant contributions to the symposium but were not able to participate in present volume: Mark Hauser, Amanda Logan, and June Nash. We thank Lynne Goldstein and Chris Pool for their patient support in preparing this work for publication as well as the anonymous reviewers. Charlotte Cable's careful editing and suggestions helped us to produce a much better written, argued, and integrated final manuscript. Along the way, we have benefitted from conversations with Kristin De Lucia, Michaela DeSoucey, Michelle Hegmon, and Joel Palka as well as the support of our colleagues at Arizona State University, Georgia State University, North Carolina State University, and the University of Illinois, Chicago. Finally, we recognize the intellectual inspiration of Elizabeth Brumfiel, Tim Earle, Cynthia Robin, James Brown, Mary Weismantel, and Micaela di Leonardo, anthropologists who challenged us see the past as political. Funding Information: This volume grew out of a symposium on archaeology and political ecology that we organized for the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Chicago in November 2013. This chapter, and this volume, would not have been possible without the support of the Archaeology Division of the American Anthropological Association and the contributions of all of the participants in the original AAA session. We are grateful to those participants who offered significant contributions to the symposium but were not able to participate in present volume: Mark Hauser, Amanda Logan, and June Nash. We thank Lynne Goldstein and Chris Pool for their patient support in preparing this work for publication as well as the anonymous reviewers. Charlotte Cable{\textquoteright}s careful editing and suggestions helped us to produce a much better written, argued, and integrated final manuscript. Along the way, we have benefitted from conversations with Kristin De Lucia, Michaela DeSoucey, Michelle Hegmon, and Joel Palka as well as the support of our colleagues at Arizona State University, Georgia State University, North Carolina State University, and the University of Illinois, Chicago. Finally, we recognize the intellectual inspiration of Elizabeth Brumfiel, Tim Earle, Cynthia Robin, James Brown, Mary Weismantel, and Micaela di Leonardo, anthropologists who challenged us see the past as political. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 by the American Anthropological Association",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1111/apaa.12097",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "29",
pages = "5--29",
journal = "Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association",
issn = "1551-823X",
publisher = "Wiley-VCH Verlag",
number = "1",
}