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About Antiquities - Politics of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire (Paperback)
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About Antiquities - Politics of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire (Paperback)
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Antiquities have been pawns in empire-building and global
rivalries; power struggles; assertions of national and cultural
identities; and cross-cultural exchanges, cooperation, abuses, and
misunderstandings—all with the underlying element of financial
gain. Indeed, “who owns antiquity?” is a contentious question
in many of today’s international conflicts. About Antiquities
offers an interdisciplinary study of the relationship between
archaeology and empire-building around the turn of the twentieth
century. Starting at Istanbul and focusing on antiquities from the
Ottoman territories, Zeynep Çelik examines the popular discourse
surrounding claims to the past in London, Paris, Berlin, and New
York. She compares and contrasts the experiences of two
museums—Istanbul’s Imperial Museum and the Metropolitan Museum
of Art—that aspired to emulate European collections and gain the
prestige and power of owning the material fragments of ancient
history. Going beyond institutions, Çelik also unravels the
complicated interactions among individuals—Westerners, Ottoman
decision makers and officials, and local laborers—and their
competing stakes in antiquities from such legendary sites as
Ephesus, Pergamon, and Babylon. Recovering perspectives that have
been lost in histories of archaeology, particularly those of the
excavation laborers whose voices have never been heard, About
Antiquities provides important historical context for current
controversies surrounding nation-building and the ownership of the
past.
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