Download or read book Ruins and Rivals written by James E. Snead and published by . This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While researching for his doctoral dissertation, Snead (George Mason U.) read many primary documents relating to archaeology in the US southwest, and discovered that they were not so much about artifacts and ancient peoples as about political maneuvers and agendas. He here draws on those documents to detail the activities of particular communities that were interested in the field at the turn of the 20th century. He includes several photographs from the period. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR