The Bibliotheca Alexandrina was launched with great fanfare in the
1990s, a project of UNESCO and the Egyptian government to recreate
the glory of the Alexandria Library and Museion of the ancient
world. The project and its timing were curious-it coincided with
scholarship moving away from the dominance of the western
tradition; it privileged Alexandria's Greek heritage over 1500
years of Islamic scholarship; and it established an island for the
cultural elite in an urban slum. Beverley Butler's ethnography of
the project explores these contradictions, and the challenges faced
by Egyptian and international scholars in overcoming them. Her
critique of the underlying foundational concepts and values behind
the Library is of equal importance, a nuanced postcolonial
examination of memory, cultural revival, and homecoming. In this,
she draws upon a wide array of thinkers: Freud, Derrida, Said, and
Bernal, among others. Butler's book will be of great value to
museologists, historians, archaeologists, cultural scholars, and
heritage professionals.
General
Imprint: |
Left Coast Press Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
UCL Institute of Archaeology Critical Cultural Heritage Series |
Release date: |
November 2007 |
First published: |
2007 |
Authors: |
Beverley Butler
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
299 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59874-191-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Reference & Interdisciplinary >
Museums & museology
|
LSN: |
1-59874-191-8 |
Barcode: |
9781598741919 |
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