Ethnic Identity and the Archaeology of the aduentus Saxonum: A Modern Framework and its Problems

Cover -- Table Of Contents -- List Of Tables And Figures -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- Historical Approaches To The Aduentus Saxonum -- A Note On Terminology -- The Structure Of The Book -- A Note On Contemporary Political Resonances -- 2 Ethnicity And Archaeology -- Ethnicity: General Conception And Theorisation -- Ethnic Theorisation And Archaeology -- Ethnicity In Anglo-saxon Archaeology -- The Freiburg School -- 3 Empiricism And Metaphysics -- Differential Ontology -- Derridean Deconstruction -- Deleuze, Guattari, And The Rhizome -- Applying Differential Ontology Earlier Applications Of Differential Ontology To Archaeological Interpretation -- Some Final Methodological Principles -- Selecting And Approaching The Case Studies -- 4 Deconstructing Anglo-saxon Archaeology -- Introduction -- John Hines And Culture History -- Catherine Hills: The Migration Debate -- Sam Lucy: 'deconstructing' Ethnicity? -- Howard Williams: Remembering 'germans' And 'ancestors'? -- James Gerrard: Ethnicities Or 'ideologies'? -- Toby Martin: The Cruciform Brooch And 'anglian' Identity -- Conclusion -- 5 The Material Evidence Reconsidered -- Critical Issues A Summary Of The Present Evidence Base And Problems With Its Use -- 'germanic' Artwork? The Saxon Relief Style And Salin's Style I -- Searching For Ethnicity In 'folk' Costume And Weapon Burials -- Non-empirical Uses Of Data In Action -- Conclusion -- 6 Building An Alternative -- The Case Studies -- Wider Implications From The Case Studies -- The End Of Roman Rule In Britain And The Transformation Of The Roman World -- 're-use' Of Roman Material -- Conclusion -- 7 New Approaches And Final Reflections -- New Approaches To Communal Organisation -- Avenues For Further Research -- Appendix James M. Harland. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Baltimore, Md Available Via World Wide Web.