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Reclaiming a plundered past : archaeology and nation building in modern Iraq /
The looting of the Iraqi National Museum in 2003 provoked a world outcry at the scale of the losses but as this work shows, it was hardly the first time. Since Iraq was created in 1921, the modern state has used archaeology to forge a sense of nationhood and political legitimacy.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Early excavations in Mesopotamia
- World War I and the British occupation (1900-1921)
- From Mesopotamia to Iraq: politics during the Mandate (1921-1932)
- Mandated archaeology: the creation of the museum and the vibrant archaeological scene (1921-1932)
- Independent nation, independent archaeology (1932-1941)
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Works consulted
- Index.