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Negotiating for the Past: Archaeology, Nationalism, and Diplomacy in the Middle East, 1919-1941

Negotiating for the Past: Archaeology, Nationalism, and Diplomacy in the Middle East, 1919-1941

Goode, James F.

Paperback

Ancient History GeneralGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 029271498X
ISBN13: 9780292714984
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: Jul 1 2007
Pages: 307
Weight: 0.96
Height: 0.73 Width: 6.15 Depth: 8.88
Language: English

The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 was a landmark event in Egyptology that was celebrated around the world. Had Howard Carter found his prize a few years earlier, however, the treasures of Tut might now be in the British Museum in London rather than the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. That's because the years between World War I and World War II were a transitional period in Middle Eastern archaeology, as nationalists in Egypt and elsewhere asserted their claims to antiquities discovered within their borders. These claims were motivated by politics as much as by scholarship, with nationalists seeking to unite citizens through pride in their ancient past as they challenged Western powers that still exercised considerable influence over local governments and economies. James Goode's analysis of archaeological affairs in Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq during this period offers fascinating new insight into the rise of nationalism in the Middle East, as well as archaeological and diplomatic history.

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