"...highly recommended. It treats an acute problem that is relevant for all archaeologists. The familiarity of the individual authors with the complex political histories of their research areas provides the reader with a set of fascinating and provocative case studies." Reinhard Bernbeck, American Antiquity
"This volume is a welcomed and important addition to the recent spate of publications exploring the sociohistorical context of archaeological practice....this is an excellent and important book that should be read and discussed by everyone concerned with understanding the sociohistorical forces shaping archaeological practice and the responsibilities of archaeologists in interpreting and presenting the past. There is much new and provocative material here by an international collection of scholars....the timely well-integrated character of this set of essays, the intellectual seriousness of the endeavor, and the consistently accessible, jargon-light style of the writing certainly ought to assure the volume a prominent place on many graduate and undergraduate syllabi." Michael Dietler, American Anthropologist