Views of ancient Egypt since Napoleon Bonaparte : imperialism, colonialism and modern appropriations / edited by David Jeffreys.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jeffreys, D. G. (David G.)

Series:

Encounters with ancient Egypt (London, England)

Encounters with ancient Egypt

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historiography.

Egypt--Historiography.

Egypt--History--To 640 A.D.

Egypt.

History.

Imperialism.

Physical Description:

xvi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : UCL Press ; Portland, Or. : Cavendish Publishing, 2003.

Summary:

The history and culture of ancient Egypt has had an enduring influence on most major societies up to, and including, the present day. This collection of twelve essays presents case studies and discussion of the use of Egypt and Egyptian culture as a source of knowledge, information and treasures from the exploration of Napoleain Bonaparte between 1798 and 1801 and the present day. Issues of imperialism, colonialism and modern appropriation bespatter discussions of antiquarianism, the exploitation of Egyptian' in political rivalries and ambitions, Egypt's role as an icon denoting prestige and cultural status, and the development of Egyptology as a serious, principled field of research. 223p, b/w figs (Encounters with Ancient Egypt, UCL 2003)

Contents:

1 Introduction

Two Hundred Years of Ancient Egypt: Modern History and Ancient Archaeology / David Jeffreys 1

2 Imperialist Appropriations of Egyptian Obelisks / Fekri A. Hassan 19

3 Art and Antiquities for Government's Sake / Morris L. Bierbrier 69

4 "Purveyor-General to the Hieroglyphics": Sir William Gell and the Development of Egyptology / Jason Thompson 77

5 Some Egyptological Sidelights on the Egyptian War of 1882 / David M. Dixon 87

6 Forgers, Scholars and International Prestige: Ancient Egypt and Spain / Jose-R. Perez-Accino, Covadonga Sevilla Cueva, French translated by Daniel Antoine, Lawrence Stewart Owens 95

7 'Trans-Atlantic Pyramidology', Orientalism, and Empire: Ancient Egypt and the 19th Century Archaeological Experience of Mesoamerica / Isabel Medina-Gonzalez 107

8 Egypt and the Diffusion of Culture / Timothy Champion 127

9 Approaching the Peasantry of Greco-Roman Egypt: from Rostovtzeff to Rhetoric / Jane Rowlandson 147

10 The British and the Copts / Mary Horbury 153

11 Ancient Egypt and the Archaeology of the Disenfranchised / Sandra A. Scham 171

12 Forgetting the Ancien Regime: Republican Values and the Study of the Ancient Orient / David Wengrow 179.

Notes:

"Series of 8 books derives from the proceedings of a conference entitled 'Encounters with Ancient Egypt', held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London in December 2000"--Series editor's foreword.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-216) and index.

ISBN:

1844720012

OCLC:

51993964