Reclaiming a Plundered Past : : Archaeology and Nation Building in Modern Iraq / / Magnus T. Bernhardsson.
The looting of the Iraqi National Museum in April of 2003 provoked a world outcry at the loss of artifacts regarded as part of humanity's shared cultural patrimony. But though the losses were unprecedented in scale, the museum looting was hardly the first time that Iraqi heirlooms had been plun...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2006 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- CHAPTER ONE Early Excavations in Mesopotamia
- CHAPTER TWO World War I and the British Occupation (1900–1921)
- CHAPTER THREE From Mesopotamia to Iraq: Politics during the Mandate (1921–1932)
- CHAPTER FOUR Mandated Archaeology: The Creation of the Museum and the Vibrant Archaeological Scene (1921–1932)
- CHAPTER FIVE Independent Nation—Independent Archaeology (1932–1941)
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Works Consulted
- Index