Archaeology, the Public and the Recent Past

• Introduction: Archaeologists, power and the recent past - Chris DalglishOpen-air museums, authenticity and the shaping of cultural identity: an example from the Isle of Man - Catriona MackieLoyal yet independent: archaeological perspectives on remembering and forgetting World War I on the Isle of Man - Harold MytumPublic engagement at Prestongrange: reflections on a community project - Melanie Johnson and Biddy SimpsonArchaeology for all: managing expectations and learning from the past for the future - the Dig Manchester community archaeology experience - Michael NevellRediscovering, preserving and making memories at community archaeology projects - Robert IsherwoodPolitics, publics and professional pragmatics: re-envisioning archaeological practice in Northern Ireland - Audrey HorningArchaeology, politics and politicians, or: Small p in a big P world - James Dixon'No certain roof but the coffin lid': exploring the commercial and academic need for a high level research framework to safeguard the future of the post-medieval burial resource - Terry Brown'No certain roof but the coffin lid': exploring the commercial and academic need for a high level research framework to safeguard the future of the post-medieval burial resource - Natasha Powers'No certain roof but the coffin lid': exploring the commercial and academic need for a high level research framework to safeguard the future of the post-medieval burial resource - Janet Montgomery'No certain roof but the coffin lid': exploring the commercial and academic need for a high level research framework to safeguard the future of the post-medieval burial resource - Andrew Wilson'No certain roof but the coffin lid': exploring the commercial and academic need for a high level research framework to safeguard the future of the post-medieval burial resource - David Bowsher'No certain roof but the coffin lid': exploring the commercial and academic need for a high level research framework to safeguard the future of the post-medieval burial resource - Julia Beaumont'No certain roof but the coffin lid': exploring the commercial and academic need for a high level research framework to safeguard the future of the post-medieval burial resource - Robert C Janaway'Men that are gone...come like shadows, so depart': Research practice and sampling strategies for enhancing our understanding of post-Medieval human remains - Andrew Wilson'Men that are gone...come like shadows, so depart': Research practice and sampling strategies for enhancing our understanding of post-Medieval human remains - Natasha Powers'Men that are gone...come like shadows, so depart': Research practice and sampling strategies for enhancing our understanding of post-Medieval human remains - Janet Montgomery'Men that are gone...come like shadows, so depart': Research practice and sampling strategies for enhancing our understanding of post-Medieval human remains - Jo Buckberry'Men that are gone...come like shadows, so depart': Research practice and sampling strategies for enhancing our understanding of post-Medieval human remains - Julia Beaumont'Men that are gone...come like shadows, so depart': Research practice and sampling strategies for enhancing our understanding of post-Medieval human remains - David Bowsher'Men that are gone...come like shadows, so depart': Research practice and sampling strategies for enhancing our understanding of post-Medieval human remains - Matthew Town'Men that are gone...come like shadows, so depart': Research practice and sampling strategies for enhancing our understanding of post-Medieval human remains - Robert C JanawayReflections: Dialogues Between Past, Present and Future: a Commentary on Engaging the Recent Past - Siân Jones

[A] useful and enjoyable book which will serve as a good introduction to the issues it raises for those unfamiliar to them.