Lynn (Hrsg.) Meskell

Archaeology Under Fire

Nationalism, Politics and Heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

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The Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean are one of the most politically charged regions in which archaeology is implicated. Historically, they played a formative role in the birth of archaeology as a discipline. Archaeology Under Fire addresses archaeology's role in current political issues, as in the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the division of Cyprus, or the continued destruction of Beirut. The contributors consider the positive role of the past, as a means of reconciliation, whether it be in Turkey, Israel, or the Gulf. They advocate a responsible global archaeology and awareness of contemporary issues can only enhance this aim. Con… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-415-16470-2
EAN: 9780415164702
Produktnummer: 2355296
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 1998
Seitenangabe: 264 S.
Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D0.0 cm 363 g
Abbildungen: 6 Tables, black and white
Gewicht: 363
Sonstiges: Undergraduate

Über den Autor

Lynn Meskell is Research Fellow at New College, Oxford. She has undertaken fieldwork in Egypt, Cyprus and Greece. Her research interests include Egyptian and Mediterranean archaeologies, the application of feminist theory and sociopolitics to archaeology and she has written extensively on these subjects.