Past Imperfect: The contested early history of the Mapungubwe Archive, South Africa

This book interrogates the context, primary literature and silent gaps in the Mapungubwe Archive held at the...
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Author: Sian Tiley-Nel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Past Imperfect: The contested early history of the Mapungubwe Archive, South Africa by Tiley-Nel, Sian

Past Imperfect: The contested early history of the Mapungubwe Archive, South Africa

€112,74

Past Imperfect: The contested early history of the Mapungubwe Archive, South Africa

€112,74
Author: Sian Tiley-Nel
Format: Paperback
Language: English

This book interrogates the context, primary literature and silent gaps in the Mapungubwe Archive held at the University of Pretoria. It examines the multiple narratives and ignored indigenous histories of Mapungubwe in South Africa, prior to the scientific gold discovery of 1933. Using postmodern notions of archival theory and science as a central argument, the author demonstrates how the Mapungubwe Archive needs to be questioned, not only as a historical source, but as point of contemporary discourse within global trends of the archival turn and lack of knowledge, specifically on African archives. The book elucidates the origins, research control, powers and authoritative trajectory of Mapungubwe's colonial and nationalist past, through the institutional lens of the Archaeology Committee. Contestation is focused on Mapungubwe's controlled history as a 'treasure trove' in 1933 under the State and how later, research mirrors present legal heritage debates on reversionary rights of ownership versus responsible rights of stewardship. Using the conceptual notion of history as an imperfect past, the author contends that Mapungubwe's contested past is inherently unfinished and flawed, because the past constantly challenges ideas of the present.



Author: Sian Tiley-Nel
Publisher: British Archaeological Reports (Oxford) Ltd
Published: 05/31/2022
Pages: 134
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 11.69h x 8.27w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9781407359632

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