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10%OFFElliott Colla - Conflicted Antiquities: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian Modernity - 9780822339922 - V9780822339922
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Conflicted Antiquities: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian Modernity

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Description for Conflicted Antiquities: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian Modernity Paperback. A cultural history of European and Egyptian interest in ancient Egypt and its material culture, from the early nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDAE; GTB; HDD; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Conflicted Antiquities is a rich cultural history of European and Egyptian interest in ancient Egypt and its material culture, from the early nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth. Consulting the relevant Arabic archives, Elliott Colla demonstrates that the emergence of Egyptology—the study of ancient Egypt and its material legacy—was as consequential for modern Egyptians as it was for Europeans. The values and practices introduced by the new science of archaeology played a key role in the formation of a new colonial regime in Egypt. This fact was not lost on Egyptian nationalists, who challenged colonial archaeologists with the claim that they ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822339922
SKU
V9780822339922
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About Elliott Colla
Elliott Colla is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Brown University.

Reviews for Conflicted Antiquities: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian Modernity
“Conflicted Antiquities is superb, the definitive work on the place of ancient Egypt in the imaginations and politics of Europe and Egypt. Elliott Colla presents translations and analyses of Arabic literature not previously available, and he brings together for the first time European and modern Egyptian appropriations of and discourses on ancient Egypt. The range of materials that he analyzes ... Read more

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