Reclaiming the past : Argos and its archaeological heritage in the modern era / Jonathan M. Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Jonathan M., author.

Series:

Cornell scholarship online.

Cornell scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic sites--Greece--Argos.

Historic sites.

Cultural property--Greece--Argos.

Cultural property.

Argos (Greece)--Antiquities.

Argos (Greece).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 245 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2022.

Summary:

This volume examines the post-antique history of Argos and how the city's archaeological remains have been perceived and experienced since the late eighteenth century by both local residents and foreign visitors to the Greek Peloponnese.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Illustrations

Preface

Note on Transliteration and Translation

Introduction: Who Owns the Past?

Part One: From Ancient History to the Modern Era

1. A Greek Town for 6,000 Years

2. The Rediscovery of Argos

3. Devastation and Reconstruction

Part Two: Reclaiming the Past

4. Safeguarding Heritage

5. A New Age of Archaeological Heritage

Conclusion: Preservation or Progress?

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 3, 2022).

Previously issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501760532

150176053X

OCLC:

1252922693