Histories of Egyptology: Interdisciplinary Measures Contributor(s): Carruthers, William (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415843693 ISBN-13: 9780415843690 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Egypt - Social Science | Archaeology - History | Middle East - Egypt (see Also Ancient - Egypt) |
Dewey: 932 |
LCCN: 2014008109 |
Series: Routledge Studies in Egyptology |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 298 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - North Africa - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Histories of Egyptology are increasingly of interest: to Egyptologists, archaeologists, historians, and others. Yet, particularly as Egypt undergoes a contested process of political redefinition, how do we write these histories, and what (or who) are they for? This volume addresses a variety of important themes, the historical involvement of Egyptology with the political sphere, the manner in which the discipline stakes out its professional territory, the ways in which practitioners represent Egyptological knowledge, and the relationship of this knowledge to the public sphere. Histories of Egyptology provides the basis to understand how Egyptologists constructed their discipline. Yet the volume also demonstrates how they construct ancient Egypt, and how that construction interacts with much wider concerns: of society, and of the making of the modern world. |