Format:
Online-Ressource (xi, 327 p)
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Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library 2010 Electronic reproduction
ISBN:
0292796293
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9780292796294
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-311) and index
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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction -- 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.
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Electronic reproduction
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0292709471
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780292709478
Additional Edition:
Print version Reclaiming a plundered past
Language:
English
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