Reclaiming a plundered past : archaeology and nation building in modern Iraq / / Magnus T. Bernhardsson.

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Year of Publication:2005
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:xi, 327 p. :; ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 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.