1922
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Abu simbel
Ancient
Antiquities
Archaeology
Art
Author_Donald Malcolm Reid
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centenary
Classical
Conservation
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discovery
Donald Malcolm Reid
Egypt
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Eye of Horus
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History
HMM=230
Howard Carter
IMPN=The American University in Cairo Press
ISBN13=9789774166891
kv-62
Language_English
late Bronze Age
Lord Carnarvon
MENA
Middle Eastern
mummy
museum
new kingdom
North Africa
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Preservation
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Social Science
Subject=Archaeology
Subject=History
thebes
Tomb
tut-mania
Tutankhamen
Tutankhamun
tutmania
Valley of the Kings
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- ISBN 9789774166891
- Weight: 983g
- Dimensions: 150 x 230mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2015
- Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
- Publication City/Country: Cairo, EG
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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The sensational discovery in 1922 of Tutankhamun's tomb, close on the heels of Britain's declaration of Egyptian independence, accelerated the growth in Egypt of both Egyptology as a formal discipline and of 'pharaonism'-popular interest in ancient Egypt-as an inspiration in the struggle for full independence. Emphasizing the three decades from 1922 until Nasser's revolution in 1952, this compelling follow-up to Whose Pharaohs? looks at the ways in which Egypt developed its own archaeologies-Islamic, Coptic, and Greco-Roman, as well as the more dominant ancient Egyptian. Each of these four archaeologies had given birth to, and grown up around, a major antiquities museum in Egypt. Later, Cairo, Alexandria, and Ain Shams universities joined in shaping these fields. Contesting Antiquity in Egypt brings all four disciples, as well as the closely related history of tourism, together in a single engaging framework. Throughout this semi-colonial era, the British fought a prolonged rearguard action to retain control of the country while the French continued to dominate the Antiquities Service, as they had since 1858.
Traditional accounts highlight the role of European and American archaeologists in discovering and interpreting Egypt's long past. Donald Reid redresses the balance by also paying close attention to the lives and careers of often-neglected Egyptian specialists. He draws attention not only to the contests between westerners and Egyptians over the control of antiquities, but also to passionate debates among Egyptians themselves over pharaonism in relation to Islam and Arabism during a critical period of nascent nationalism.Drawing on rich archival and published sources, extensive interviews, and material objects ranging from statues and murals to photographs and postage stamps, this comprehensive study by one of the leading scholars in the field will make fascinating reading for scholars and students of Middle East history, archaeology, politics, and museum and heritage studies, as well as for the interested lay reader.
Donald Malcolm Reid is author of Whose Pharaohs? Archaeologies, Museums, and Egyptian National Identity from Napoleon to World War I and Cairo University and the Making of Modern Egypt, among other works. He is professor emeritus, Georgia State University, and affiliate professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, University of Washington.
