ISBN:
0585468516
,
0520930797
,
9780520930797
,
9780585468518
Language:
English
Pages:
xv, 409 p
,
ill., map
Edition:
Boulder, Colo NetLibrary 2003 Online-Ressource E-Books von NetLibrary
Series Statement:
EBSCOhost eBook Collection
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Whose pharaohs?
Keywords:
Archaeology History.
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Archaeological museums and collections History.
;
Egyptology History.
;
Nationalism History.
;
Archaeology History
;
Egypt
;
Archaeological museums and collections History
;
Egypt
;
Egyptology History
;
Nationalism History
;
Egypt
;
Nationalism History
;
Egyptology History
;
Archaeological museums and collections History
;
Archaeology History
;
Archaeology History.
;
Archaeological museums and collections History.
;
Egyptology History.
;
Nationalism History.
;
Archäologisches Museum
;
Kolonialismus
;
Nationalismus
;
Orientalismus
;
Ägyptologie
;
Egypt Antiquities.
;
Egypt Antiquities
;
Egypt
;
Egypt Antiquities
;
Egypt Antiquities.
;
Ägypten
;
Electronic books.
;
Electronic books.
;
Electronic books History
;
Ägypten
;
Ägyptologie
;
Archäologisches Museum
;
Nationalismus
;
Kolonialismus
;
Orientalismus
;
Geschichte 1800-1914
;
Ägypten
;
Ägyptologie
;
Archäologisches Museum
;
Nationalismus
;
Kolonialismus
;
Orientalismus
;
Geschichte 1800-1914
Abstract:
Egypt's rich and celebrated ancient past has served many causes throughout history--in both Egypt and the West. Concentrating on the era from Napoleon's conquest and the discovery of the Rosetta Stone to the outbreak of World War I, this book examines the evolution of Egyptian archaeology in the context of Western imperialism and nascent Egyptian nationalism. Traditionally, histories of Egyptian archaeology have celebrated Western discoverers such as Champollion, Mariette, Maspero, and Petrie, while slighting Rifaa al-Tahtawi, Ahmad Kamal, and other Egyptians. This exceptionally well-illustrated and well-researched book writes Egyptians into the history of archaeology and museums in their own country and shows how changing perceptions of the past helped shape ideas of modern national identity. Drawing from rich archival sources in Egypt, the United Kingdom, and France, and from little-known Arabic publications, Reid discusses previously neglected topics in both scholarly Egyptology and the popular "Egyptomania" displayed in world's fairs and Orientalist painting and photography. He also examines the link between archaeology and the rise of the modern tourist industry. This richly detailed narrative discusses not only Western and Egyptian perceptions of pharaonic history and archaeology but also perceptions of Egypt's Greco-Roman, Coptic, and Islamic eras. Throughout this book, Reid demonstrates how the emergence of archaeology affected the interests and self-perceptions of modern Egyptians. In addition to uncovering a wealth of significant new material on the history of archaeology and museums in Egypt, Reid provides a fascinating window on questions of cultural heritage--how it is perceived, constructed, claimed, and contested
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-383) and index
,
Electronic reproduction, Boulder, Colo : NetLibrary, 2003
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