With an international group of authors, this volume highlights the current thought in industrial archaeology, as well as explores future theoretical and methodological directions. Industrial archaeology has emerged as a theoretically driven subfield. Research has begun to meaningfully engage with such issues as globalisation; power; innovation and invention; slavery and captivity; class, ethnic, and gender identities; social relations of technology and labour; and the spread of western capitalism. The essays in this book are adapted from papers presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group, held at the University of Manchester, in December 2002. The collection will be of interest to historical and urban archaeologists, architectural historians, preservation agencies, archaeological consulting organizations, and cultural resource managers.

Collected papers presented at the 24th Annual Conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group Brings together some of the foremost research and public archaeologists working on industrial archaeology Highlights current thinking in industrial archaeology, and explores future theoretical and methodological directions Will interest historical and urban archaeologists, historians, preservation agencies, archaeological consultancy groups

Inhalt
Re-Thinking Industrial Archaeology.- Social Workers.- Experiencing Industry.- Industrial Archaeology.- After Industrial Archaeology?.- The Conservation of Industrial Monuments and Landscapes.- From Valves to Values.- Publishing and Priority in Industrial Archaeology.- Gas and Grain.- Exploring Mrs. Gaskell's Legacy.- Archaeologies of the Factory and Mine.- The Social Archaeology of Industrialisation.- Technological Innovation in the Early 19th Century Irish Cotton Industry.- Building a Working Class Archaeology.- Cultural Identity and the Consumption of Industry.- The Industrial Archaeology of Entertainment.- Colonisation in the Industrial Age.- Commentary.- Concluding Comments.