Treasured : how Tutankhamun shaped a century / Christina Riggs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Riggs, Christina, author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tutankhamen, King of Egypt--Influence.

Tutankhamen.

Tutankhamen, King of Egypt--Tomb.

Tutankhamen, King of Egypt.

Civilization, Modern--Ancient influences.

Civilization, Modern.

Physical Description:

426 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

First US edition.

Other Title:

How Tutankhamun shaped a century

Place of Publication:

New York : Public Affairs, 2022.

Summary:

"A bold new history of the discovery of King Tut and the seismic impact it left on modern society"-- Provided by publisher

When it was discovered in 1922, the 3,300-year-old tomb of Tutankhamun sent shockwaves around the world; the boy king became a household name and kickstarted an international obsession that continues to this day. Riggs weaves historical analysis with tales of lives touched. But not everything glitters: tours of King Tut's treasures in the 1970s were linked to Big Oil; his mummified remains have been exploited in the name of science, and accounts of his tomb's discovery exclude Egyptian archaeologists. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

Introduction: Discoveries

Creation myths

The reawakening

Caring for the King

Rescue and reward

The dance of diplomacy - Land of the Twee

Restless death

Tourists, tombs, Tahrir

Conclusion: The museum of dreams.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-372) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Edition:

Reproduction of: 9781838950514 Riggs, Christina. London : Atlantic Books, 2021

ISBN:

9781541701212

1541701216

OCLC:

1293457881