VIEWS OF ANCIENT EGYPT SINCE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE by David Jeffreys (Editor) ( 9781598742022 )

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VIEWS OF ANCIENT EGYPT SINCE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
IMPERIALISM, COLONIALISM AND MODERN APPROPRIATIONS

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David Jeffreys (Editor)

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1598742027

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LEFT COAST PRESS INC

Pub. date:

1 September, 2003

Series:

Encounters with Ancient Egypt

Pages:

239

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Addresses some of the main themes of the study of Egypt during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This book examines the status of Egypt as an important example of traditional Asian scholarship, and as an ancient model of imperialism itself, using a combination of case studies and discursive chapters.

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This book addresses some of the main themes of the study of Egypt during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In a combination of case studies and discursive chapters, the status of Egypt as an important example of traditional Asian scholarship, and as an ancient model of imperialism itself, is examined. Contributions range from studies of nineteenth century antiquarianism, and the collecting of Egyptian antiquities as an extension of the territorial ambitions and rivalries of the European powers, to explorations of how Egypt is understood and interpreted in contemporary societies. Views of Ancient Egypt also considers the way in which Ancient Egypt has been adopted by less privileged members of some societies as a cultural icon of past greatness.

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