Gordon Childe and Marxist archaeology
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Gordon Childe, Marxism, Arcaheological TheoryAbstract
The fiftieth anniversary of Childe’s death turns out to be a good time to assess and critique his work. Marxist interpretations of history are under sustained attack. Postmodernist “thinkers” are denying the capacity of human beings to understand, control and improve their world through the application of knowledge, science and reason. Revisionist historians are rediscovering the virtues of empires and imperialist wars. These are academic echoes of a new world order dominated by imperial warlords, corporate profiteers and neoliberal ideologues. Childe, by contrast, believed in science, progress and radical change. Returning to him today, we find rich sources of inspiration. In this article, Neil Faulkner pesents a tour of Childe’s academic trajectory, bringing to light questions that relate academic production to political activism.
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