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4 - Nationalism and Copper Age research in Portugal during the Salazar regime (1932–1974)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 October 2009

Philip L. Kohl
Affiliation:
Wellesley College, Massachusetts
Clare Fawcett
Affiliation:
St Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia
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Shame on the child that is not proud of his parents. Shame on

whomever is not proud of his fatherland. Yes, I am proud. I am

proud of being a Portuguese, and the primary cause of my pride is

the history of my country … Admirable history of a heroic race that

has no match in the world. My chest expands, my heart beats with

pride. Yes, blessed mother that raised me, blessed this passionate race,

supreme and magnificent, of our beloved Portugal.

(Sampaio 1926:13, 33)

We were a great people, therefore we are a great people.

(Aragão 1985:291)

That archaeology can be informed by nationalist ideologies is assumed. Specifying precisely how nationalism articulates with interpretations of the past, however, presents a formidable challenge to the historiographer. Archaeologists rarely make explicit, either in published form or in correspondence, their political, social, or psychological agendas. The historiographer is forced, therefore, to make associations from often meager documentation. Furthermore, many archaeological historiographers are archaeologists who have been trained to deal with long-extinct societies. When considering the individual, who may still be alive, they must employ a new scale of analysis and exercise a higher degree of political awareness and sensitivity. But, to pursue the issue of nationalism in archaeology, to understand the link between the mind of a political leader and the archaeological record, the historiographer must assume these responsibilities.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 1996

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