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On the particularism of English landscape archaeology

On the particularism of English landscape archaeology
On the particularism of English landscape archaeology
The aim of this paper is to explore the question: why is the archaeology of English historic landscapes apparently so provincial? Inevitably the response must be that matters are more complex.
In this paper, I examine the work of W. G. Hoskins, the “father of English landscape history,” and draw attention to: the complex way in which landscape is embedded in nationalism; the relations between locale, province, and nation; and the way wider tensions, in particular of colonialism are embedded within Hoskins's own discourse.
In conclusion, I examine ways in which this problematic continues to structure enquiry into the English landscape today and to inhibit a genuinely international and comparative approach to historic landscapes.
hoskins, landscape, england, particularism
1092-7697
111-122
Johnson, Matthew
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Johnson, Matthew
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Johnson, Matthew (2005) On the particularism of English landscape archaeology. International Journal of Historical Archaeology, 9 (2), 111-122. (doi:10.1007/s10761-005-8142-7).

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The aim of this paper is to explore the question: why is the archaeology of English historic landscapes apparently so provincial? Inevitably the response must be that matters are more complex.
In this paper, I examine the work of W. G. Hoskins, the “father of English landscape history,” and draw attention to: the complex way in which landscape is embedded in nationalism; the relations between locale, province, and nation; and the way wider tensions, in particular of colonialism are embedded within Hoskins's own discourse.
In conclusion, I examine ways in which this problematic continues to structure enquiry into the English landscape today and to inhibit a genuinely international and comparative approach to historic landscapes.

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Published date: June 2005
Keywords: hoskins, landscape, england, particularism

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Local EPrints ID: 40562
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/40562
ISSN: 1092-7697
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Date deposited: 06 Jul 2006
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