| Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920 Contributor(s): Emberling, Geoff (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1885923708 ISBN-13: 9781885923707 Publisher: Oriental Institute Press OUR PRICE: $9.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Science | History - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 930.102 |
| LCCN: 2009941795 |
| Series: Oriental Institute Museum Publications (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.81" W x 11.35" (1.44 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 1920's - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920, the catalogue of the Oriental Institute special exhibit of the same name, highlights the interconnected stories of an important figure in intellectual history - James Henry Breasted - and the beginnings of American scientific archaeology in the Near East at a crucial turning point in world history. At the end of World War I, Breasted and a small team of scholars set sail for the Near East on what would be an eleven-month odyssey across the region. The fascinating mix of politics, scholarship, and history (both ancient and modern) as seen through a focus on the larger-than-life persona of James Henry Breasted lies at the heart of Pioneers to the Past. Breasted's letters and photographs from his trip provide a window into the engagement of modern scholarship with the ancient world, in a highly charged setting of power politics in the early twentieth century. The essays in this catalogue explain the historical, legal, and political context in a way that greatly enriches our understanding of Breasted's journey and its aftermath. |