The Archaeology of American Capitalism

Drawing on archaeological evidence from the colonial period to the modern era and covering sites from New England to California, The Archaeology of American Capitalism is the first comparative treatment in historical archaeology to comprehensively illustrate the development of capitalism in the United States. Included are studies on European-Indian relations, early colonial culture change, urbanization, mass consumption, and heritage tourism that track the emergence to dominance of capitalist social relations.

Christopher N. Matthews, associate professor of anthropology at Hofstra University, is the author of An Archaeology of History and Tradition and coeditor of Ethnographic Archaeologies.