LEADER 04586nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910818589303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-292-79471-1 024 7 $a10.7560/714977 035 $a(CKB)1000000000479642 035 $a(OCoLC)646760628 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10245654 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000209119 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196910 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000209119 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10265782 035 $a(PQKB)10421887 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443187 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19316 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443187 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245654 035 $a(DE-B1597)588613 035 $a(OCoLC)1286808123 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292794719 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000479642 100 $a20061108d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNegotiating for the past $earchaeology, nationalism, and diplomacy in the Middle East, 1919-1941 /$fJames F. Goode 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (308 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71497-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [267]-280) and index. 327 $tEnd of the old order --$tThe Sardis affair --$tHeirs of the Hittites --$tEgypt awakening --$tHousing Egypt's treasures --$tFrance's closed door --$tWinning Persepolis --$tTroubles over Iran --$tArchaeology as usual --$tThe reign of Sati al-Husri --$tA new era --$tReflections. 330 $aThe discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922 was a landmark event in Egyptology that was celebrated around the world. Had Howard Carter found his prize a few years earlier, however, the treasures of Tut might now be in the British Museum in London rather than the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. That's because the years between World War I and World War II were a transitional period in Middle Eastern archaeology, as nationalists in Egypt and elsewhere asserted their claims to antiquities discovered within their borders. These claims were motivated by politics as much as by scholarship, with nationalists seeking to unite citizens through pride in their ancient past as they challenged Western powers that still exercised considerable influence over local governments and economies. James Goode's analysis of archaeological affairs in Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq during this period offers fascinating new insight into the rise of nationalism in the Middle East, as well as archaeological and diplomatic history. The first such work to compare archaeological-nationalistic developments in more than one country, Negotiating for the Past draws on published and archival sources in Arabic, English, French, German, Persian, and Turkish. Those sources reveal how nationalists in Iraq and Iran observed the success of their counterparts in Egypt and Turkey, and were able to hold onto discoveries at legendary sites such as Khorsabad and Persepolis. Retaining artifacts allowed nationalists to build museums and control cultural heritage. As Goode writes, "Going to the national museum became a ritual of citizenship." Western archaeologists became identified (in the eyes of many) as agents of imperialism, thus making their work more difficult, and often necessitating diplomatic intervention. The resulting "negotiations for the past" pulled patrons (such as John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Lord Carnarvon), archaeologists (James Breasted and Howard Carter), nationalist leaders (Ataturk and Sa'd Zaghlul), and Western officials (Charles Evan Hughes and Lord Curzon) into intractable historical debates with international implications that still resonate today. 606 $aArchaeology$zMiddle East$xHistory 606 $aArchaeology and state$zMiddle East$xHistory 606 $aArchaeological thefts$zMiddle East$xHistory 606 $aNationalism$zMiddle East$xHistory 607 $aMiddle East$xAntiquities 607 $aMiddle East$xForeign relations 615 0$aArchaeology$xHistory. 615 0$aArchaeology and state$xHistory. 615 0$aArchaeological thefts$xHistory. 615 0$aNationalism$xHistory. 676 $a939/.4 700 $aGoode$b James F.$f1944-$01679949 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818589303321 996 $aNegotiating for the past$94048571 997 $aUNINA 999 $p$41.25$u12/31/2019$5Hist