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A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology Margarita Diaz-Andreu (Senior Lecturer, Department of Archaeology, Durham University)

A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology By Margarita Diaz-Andreu (Senior Lecturer, Department of Archaeology, Durham University)

A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology by Margarita Diaz-Andreu (Senior Lecturer, Department of Archaeology, Durham University)

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An innovative history of archaeology during the nineteenth century, encompassing all its fields from the origins of humanity to the medieval period, and all areas of the world. The development of archaeology is placed within the framework of contemporary political events, with a particular focus upon the ideologies of nationalism and imperialism.

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A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology: Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Past by Margarita Diaz-Andreu (Senior Lecturer, Department of Archaeology, Durham University)

Margarita Diaz-Andreu offers an innovative history of archaeology during the nineteenth century, encompassing all its fields from the origins of humanity to the medieval period, and all areas of the world. The development of archaeology is placed within the framework of contemporary political events, with a particular focus upon the ideologies of nationalism and imperialism. Diaz-Andreu examines a wide range of issues, including the creation of institutions, the conversion of the study of antiquities into a profession, public memory, changes in archaeological thought and practice, and the effect on archaeology of racism, religion, the belief in progress, hegemony, and resistance.

A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology Reviews

This kind of far-reaching scholarship is exceedingly difficult to produce, and only a few scholars possess the learning and historical judgment to pull it off. Victorianists should be grateful that Diaz-Andreu has applied herself to the task. * Robert D. Aguirre, Victorian Studies *
...substaintial study...well written and full of interesting information... * Deirdre O'Sullivan The Society for Medieval Archaeology *
...breathtakingly ambitious...generalreaders can learn much from this challenging book. Specialists will find it invaluable , both for grand vision and for detailed narrative in areas beyond their own expertise. * Donald Malcolm Reidh *
This is not a leisurely read - the prose is dense, and the book encompases histories, geographies and ideas with which many will be unfamiliar - but the rewards are potentially commensurate with the huge labour of its writing. * Martin Bell, British Archaeology *
One can only admire the incredible range of her scholarship... * Christopher Evans, Antiquity *

About Margarita Diaz-Andreu (Senior Lecturer, Department of Archaeology, Durham University)

Margarita Diaz-Andreu is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University.

Table of Contents

1. An alternative account of the history of archaeology in the nineteenth century ; I. THE EARLY ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE GREAT CIVILIZATIONS ; 2. Antiquities and political prestige in the early modern era ; 3. The archaeology of the French Revolution ; 4. Archaeology and the 1820 liberal revolution: the past in the independence of the Greek and Latin American nations ; II. THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF INFORMAL IMPERIALISM ; 5. Informal imperialism in Europe and the Ottoman Empire: the consolidation of the mythical roots of the West ; 6. Biblical archaeology ; 7. Informal imperialism beyond Europe: the archaeology of the great civilizations in Latin America, China, and Japan ; III. COLONIAL ARCHAEOLOGY ; 8. Colonialism and archaeology in South and South-East Asia ; 9. Classical versus Islamic antiquities in colonial archaeology: the Russian Empire and French North Africa ; 10. Colonialism and the archaeology of the primitive ; IV. NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY IN EUROPE ; 11. The early search for a national past in Europe (1789-1820) ; 12. Archaeology and the liberal revolutions (c.1820-1860): nation, race, and language in the study of Europe's past ; 13. Evolutionism and positivism (c.1860-1900) ; 14. Conclusions

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9780199217175
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A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology: Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Past by Margarita Diaz-Andreu (Senior Lecturer, Department of Archaeology, Durham University)
Margarita Diaz-Andreu (Senior Lecturer, Department of Archaeology, Durham University)
Oxford Studies in the History of Archaeology
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Oxford University Press
2007-11-22
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