Neal Ascherson
Biographic Data
| ID | 367070 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neal Ascherson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neal |
| FAMILY NAME | Ascherson |
| SIGNATURE | ASCHERSON N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 34 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Tom Nairn
In memory of Tom Nairn (1932–2023) this essay recounts the development of his political thought, with particular reference to Gramscian ideas around ‘hegemony’ and to nationalism in its various forms
Endpiece
A ‘normal’ European country
The Scottish Clearances
Leaving the EU
Chersonesus
The ancient city of Chersonesus on the Crimean peninsula was founded by Greek colonists in the fifth century BC. Today it is part of an enormous multi-period archaeological site where Greek, Roman and Byzantine ruins mingle with mortar shells and soldiers' skeletons of the Crimean and Second World wars. Aspiring to become a UNESCO World Heritage site, it is now the focus of intense local, national and international interest in its future, as the …
The Schöningen Spears. Man the Hunter 400,000 Years Ago
(2008). The Schoningen Spears. Man the Hunter 400,000 Years Ago. Public Archaeology: Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 262-264
Bloody Old Britain
(2008). Bloody Old Britain: O.G.S. Crawford and the Archaeology of Modern Life. Public Archaeology: Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 139-143
Europe and its 'Kossinna Province
This is an admirable, valuable piece of thinking and conceptualizing, but cramped - in my view - by the geographical boundaries which Kristiansen has set around his subject
Caesar
Peter Ucko (1938–2007)
Peter John Ucko, archaeologist: born London 27 July 1938;Lecturer in Anthropology, University College London 1962-72,Director, Institute of Archaeology and Professor of Comparative Archaeology 1996-2006 (Emeritus); Principal, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1972-81; Professor of Archaeology, Southampton University 1981-96; died London 14 June 2007
Capitalism, colonialism and the 'tropical' paradigm in Ireland
On a first reading of this paper, I thought Audrey Horning might have crossed wires and contradicted herself. Is the weakness of much historical archaeology its deficit in theory-building, or is it, in contrast, a reluctance to emerge from theoretical analysis into a locally focused public archaeology which engages with contemporary political debates
Better off without them’? Politics and ethnicity in the twenty-first century
In the various ‘liberations’ of the past 15 years, from the collapse of the Soviet system to the forcible regime changes of today, a disconcerting pattern often emerges; the disintegration of old multicultural societies, and the drift towards ethnic separation. The author asks why the experience of ‘freedom’ can lead towards a new, inflamed sense of group identity and whether the current ideal of multiculturalism has a future
Better off without them'? Politics and ethnicity in the twenty-first century
Archaeology and nationalism
Archaeology and nationalism
Designing Virtual Citizens
GENERAL: PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS Western democracy: Is it disintegrating? There is a widespread assumption that public participation in social and political affairs is declining, at least in the Western world. This decline is declared to be evident in two main areas. The first is the arena of democratic politics. The second covers the myriad unofficial associations which go to make up civic networks, sometimes defined as 'civil society' and often …
The Outward Impact of Devolution
Quotations from the Red Paper , above all from its foreword by Gordon Brown, may be all too deconstructable today. But it is the job of critics, 25 years on, to use these quotations for a work of reconstruction trying to empathise a way back to that very distant political context in which Gordon Brown's words were so liberating. The recent history of Scotland, looked at in one way, has been a succession of moments in which men and women read some…
Chersonesus
Archaeology, Ideology and Society
Central and East European Prehistoric and Early Historic Research in the period 1933–1945 (Berlin, 19–23 November, 1998)
Archaeology, Ideology and Society
Central and East European Prehistoric and Early Historic Research in the period 1933–1945 (Berlin, 19–23 November, 1998)
(2001). Central and East European Prehistoric and Early Historic Research in the period 1933–1945 (Berlin, 19–23 November, 1998) Public Archaeology: Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 269-281
How European Can We/Will We Be
‘The Good Collector’
About a year ago, an argument broke out during a good dinner at Cape Town. We were all part of WAC4, the meeting of the World Archaeological Congress, and one night some of us gathered in a fish restaurant on the waterfront as guests of the publisher Edward Milford.It was one of those dinners where you can move around and sample new company as you wait for the next course. So I did not hear this particular argument begin, and tuned in only when i…
Bloody Old Britain
(2008). Bloody Old Britain: O.G.S. Crawford and the Archaeology of Modern Life. Public Archaeology: Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 139-143
The Good Collector’
About a year ago, an argument broke out during a good dinner at Cape Town. We were all part of WAC4, the meeting of the World Archaeological Congress, and one night some of us gathered in a fish restaurant on the waterfront as guests of the publisher Edward Milford.It was one of those dinners where you can move around and sample new company as you wait for the next course. So I did not hear this particular argument begin, and tuned in only when i…
The Polish August
Central and East European Prehistoric and Early Historic Research in the period 1933–1945 (Berlin, 19–23 November, 1998)
(2001). Central and East European Prehistoric and Early Historic Research in the period 1933–1945 (Berlin, 19–23 November, 1998) Public Archaeology: Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 269-281
Europe and its 'Kossinna Province
This is an admirable, valuable piece of thinking and conceptualizing, but cramped - in my view - by the geographical boundaries which Kristiansen has set around his subject
Archaeology and nationalism
The Museum of Scotland
Ancient Britons and the Republican Dream
Scenariosfor Scotland's future
The Polish August
The Polish August
Bahro Refuted
IN 1917, THE RUSSIAN WORKING CLASS became the most revolutionary in the world. Decades of ruthless capitalist exploitation and the crisis of World War I had combined to make the proletariat the leading force in the March Revolution. The March days saw the spontaneous creation of institutions of workers' power in the Soviets which sprang up everywhere, providing a mecha nism for popular control and resistance to an increasingly unpopular provi sio…
Ancient Britons and the Republican Dream
Black Sea
‘The Good Collector’
About a year ago, an argument broke out during a good dinner at Cape Town. We were all part of WAC4, the meeting of the World Archaeological Congress, and one night some of us gathered in a fish restaurant on the waterfront as guests of the publisher Edward Milford.It was one of those dinners where you can move around and sample new company as you wait for the next course. So I did not hear this particular argument begin, and tuned in only when i…
The Museum of Scotland
The Museum of Scotland
The Good Collector’
About a year ago, an argument broke out during a good dinner at Cape Town. We were all part of WAC4, the meeting of the World Archaeological Congress, and one night some of us gathered in a fish restaurant on the waterfront as guests of the publisher Edward Milford.It was one of those dinners where you can move around and sample new company as you wait for the next course. So I did not hear this particular argument begin, and tuned in only when i…
Chersonesus
Archaeology, Ideology and Society
Central and East European Prehistoric and Early Historic Research in the period 1933–1945 (Berlin, 19–23 November, 1998)
Archaeology, Ideology and Society
Central and East European Prehistoric and Early Historic Research in the period 1933–1945 (Berlin, 19–23 November, 1998)
(2001). Central and East European Prehistoric and Early Historic Research in the period 1933–1945 (Berlin, 19–23 November, 1998) Public Archaeology: Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 269-281
How European Can We/Will We Be
Archaeology and nationalism
Archaeology and nationalism
Designing Virtual Citizens
GENERAL: PROBLEMS AND QUESTIONS Western democracy: Is it disintegrating? There is a widespread assumption that public participation in social and political affairs is declining, at least in the Western world. This decline is declared to be evident in two main areas. The first is the arena of democratic politics. The second covers the myriad unofficial associations which go to make up civic networks, sometimes defined as 'civil society' and often …
The Outward Impact of Devolution
Quotations from the Red Paper , above all from its foreword by Gordon Brown, may be all too deconstructable today. But it is the job of critics, 25 years on, to use these quotations for a work of reconstruction trying to empathise a way back to that very distant political context in which Gordon Brown's words were so liberating. The recent history of Scotland, looked at in one way, has been a succession of moments in which men and women read some…
Better off without them’? Politics and ethnicity in the twenty-first century
In the various ‘liberations’ of the past 15 years, from the collapse of the Soviet system to the forcible regime changes of today, a disconcerting pattern often emerges; the disintegration of old multicultural societies, and the drift towards ethnic separation. The author asks why the experience of ‘freedom’ can lead towards a new, inflamed sense of group identity and whether the current ideal of multiculturalism has a future
Better off without them'? Politics and ethnicity in the twenty-first century
Capitalism, colonialism and the 'tropical' paradigm in Ireland
On a first reading of this paper, I thought Audrey Horning might have crossed wires and contradicted herself. Is the weakness of much historical archaeology its deficit in theory-building, or is it, in contrast, a reluctance to emerge from theoretical analysis into a locally focused public archaeology which engages with contemporary political debates
Caesar
Peter Ucko (1938–2007)
Peter John Ucko, archaeologist: born London 27 July 1938;Lecturer in Anthropology, University College London 1962-72,Director, Institute of Archaeology and Professor of Comparative Archaeology 1996-2006 (Emeritus); Principal, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies 1972-81; Professor of Archaeology, Southampton University 1981-96; died London 14 June 2007
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