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Author Goode, James F., 1944-

Title Negotiating for the past : archaeology, nationalism, and diplomacy in the Middle East, 1919-1941 / James F. Goode
Edition 1st ed
Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 293 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents End of the old order -- The Sardis affair -- Heirs of the Hittites -- Egypt awakening -- Housing Egypt's treasures -- France's closed door -- Winning Persepolis -- Troubles over Iran -- Archaeology as usual -- The reign of SatiÊ» al-Husri -- A new era -- Reflections
Summary Annotation 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. The first such work to compare archaeological-nationalistic developments in more than one country, Negotiating for the Past draws on published and archival sources in Arabic, English, French, German, Persian, and Turkish. Those sources reveal how nationalists in Iraq and Iran observed the success of their counterparts in Egypt and Turkey, and were able to hold onto discoveries at legendary sites such as Khorsabad and Persepolis. Retaining artifacts allowed nationalists to build museums and control cultural heritage. As Goode writes, "Going to the national museum became a ritual of citizenship." Western archaeologists became identified (in the eyes of many) as agents of imperialism, thus making their work more difficult, and often necessitating diplomatic intervention. The resulting "negotiations for the past" pulled patrons (such as John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Lord Carnarvon), archaeologists (James Breasted and Howard Carter), nationalist leaders (Ataturk and Sa'd Zaghlul), and Western officials (Charles Evan Hughes and Lord Curzon) into intractable historical debates with international implications that still resonate today
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index
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Subject Archaeology -- Middle East -- History
Archaeology and state -- Middle East -- History
Archaeological thefts -- Middle East -- History
Nationalism -- Middle East -- History
HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
Antiquities
Archaeological thefts
Archaeology
Archaeology and state
Diplomatic relations
Nationalism
Archäologie
Nationalismus
SUBJECT Middle East -- Antiquities. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90004414
Middle East -- Foreign relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090504
Subject Middle East
Naher Osten
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780292794719
0292794711
0292714971
9780292714977