Empires of antiquities : modernity and the rediscovery of the ancient near East, 1914-1950

1. Verfasser: Melman, Billie , [VerfasserIn]
Körperschaft: UPSO eCollections (University Press Scholarship Online)
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource ( 395 pages) : illustrations.
Schlagworte:
Parallelausgabe: Melman, Billie, Empires of Antiquities : Modernity and the Rediscovery of the Ancient near East, 1914-1950 (Print version:) | ISSN: 9780198824558
Online Zugang: Available online
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction
  • I: Antiquity and the New Post-War Imperial Order
  • II: Biblical Pasts in Mandated Palestine
  • III: "The Most Ancient Past": Mesopotamian Antiquities and Modernity
  • IV: Egypt's Ancient Pasts: Empire, Antiquity, and Technology
  • Bibliography
  • Index.