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Competitive Archaeology in Jordan: Narrating Identity from the Ottomans to the Hashemites

Competitive Archaeology in Jordan: Narrating Identity from the Ottomans to the Hashemites

Corbett, Elena D.

Paperback

ArchaeologyAncient History GeneralGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 147730990X
ISBN13: 9781477309902
Publisher: Univ Of Texas Pr
Published: Jan 30 2015
Pages: 312
Weight: 1.02
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

An examination of archaeology in Jordan and Palestine, Competitive Archaeology in Jordan explores how antiquities have been used to build narratives and national identities. Tracing Jordanian history, and the importance of Jerusalem within that history, Corbett analyzes how both foreign and indigenous powers have engaged in a competition over ownership of antiquities and the power to craft history and geography based on archaeological artifacts. She begins with the Ottoman and British Empires-under whose rule the institutions and borders of modern Jordan began to take shape-asking how they used antiquities in varying ways to advance their imperial projects. Corbett continues through the Mandate era and the era of independence of an expanded Hashemite Kingdom, examining how the Hashemites and other factions, both within and beyond Jordan, have tried to define national identity by drawing upon antiquities.

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