| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 362 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
1. Archaeology and the 1948 war -- 2. Abandoned places, new places -- 3. Foreign aid -- 4. Frozen funds -- 5. A battalion of guards -- 6. Relief work -- 7. Man robs his land : "agreement" with General Dayan -- 8. "Gold of Ophir for Beth-Horon" : 3,000 shekels -- 9. The building beyond the border : the PAM, 1948-67 -- 10. A building of dreams : a home for the IDAM and the origins of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem -- 11. A dead man on the council : the story of the supreme archaeological body in Israel -- 12. "But trust comes from the heart" : travels with the Government Tourist Corporation -- 13. "Whether in a courtyard of a synagogue, in a courtyard adjacent to a synagogue, or under a synagogue" : the Safad affair -- 14. The policy of salvage and early Israeli excavations -- 15. Myths and conclusions |
| Summary |
During the last decade substantive changes have occurred in the way that archaeology is conducted in the 'Holy Land' as indeed throughout the Near East but one thing never seems to change: archaeology in Israel/Palestine always takes on a political dimension. This book tells the story of the creation of Israeli Archaeology in the 1950's and early 1960's. Unlike other books on the archaeology of the 'holy-land', it isn't just a chronological parade of important excavations and nice finds, but a history of intrigues, budgets, failures and, above all, dreams. The book is based on documentary material |
| Notes |
Originally published 2006 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-343) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Israel. Rashut ha-doʼar -- Officials and employees
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| SUBJECT |
Israel. Rashut ha-doʼar fast |
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Political aspects -- Israel
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Archaeologists -- Israel
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Archaeologists
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Employees
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Israel -- Antiquities -- Political aspects
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Israel -- Politics and government -- 20th century
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| Subject |
Israel
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315711249 |
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1315711249 |
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9781317491354 |
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1317491351 |
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9781317491361 |
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131749136X |
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9781317491347 |
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1317491343 |
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1845537211 |
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9781845537210 |
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