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Description:Scramble for the Past explores the historiography of archaeology in the Ottoman domains between the founding of London's British Museum in 1753 and that of Istanbul's Evkaf Museum (Museum of Islamic Art) in 1914. It sees the rise of archeology not as an alien western imposition upın the east, or indeed as a purely European invention, but as a process that emerged out of an interaction between Europe and the Ottoman world. Essays by fifteen leading international scholars explore the relationship of archaeology to politics, ideology, and national identity as well as the influences of the ancient finds on popular culture.Filled with anecdote and incident, richly illustrated with period paintings, sculptures, postcards, photographs, documents, and rarities from the Ottoman archives, Scramble for the Past offers a new look at the modern invention of the ancient world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Scramble for the Past: A Story of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire, 1753-1914. To get started finding Scramble for the Past: A Story of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire, 1753-1914, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 519

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: SALT

Release: 2011

ISBN: 9944731277

Description: Scramble for the Past explores the historiography of archaeology in the Ottoman domains between the founding of London's British Museum in 1753 and that of Istanbul's Evkaf Museum (Museum of Islamic Art) in 1914. It sees the rise of archeology not as an alien western imposition upın the east, or indeed as a purely European invention, but as a process that emerged out of an interaction between Europe and the Ottoman world. Essays by fifteen leading international scholars explore the relationship of archaeology to politics, ideology, and national identity as well as the influences of the ancient finds on popular culture.Filled with anecdote and incident, richly illustrated with period paintings, sculptures, postcards, photographs, documents, and rarities from the Ottoman archives, Scramble for the Past offers a new look at the modern invention of the ancient world.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Scramble for the Past: A Story of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire, 1753-1914. To get started finding Scramble for the Past: A Story of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire, 1753-1914, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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