Flooded pasts: UNESCO, Nubia, and the recolonization of archaeology

"Examines a world famous yet critically under-examined event-UNESCO's 1960-80 International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia-to show how the project, its genealogy, and its aftermath not only helped to propel archaeology into a changing world but also helped to 'recolonize'...

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Main Author: Carruthers, William 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Ithaca, New York Cornell University Press 2022
In:Year: 2022
Reviews:[Rezension von: Carruthers, William, 1982-, Flooded pasts : UNESCO, Nubia, and the recolonization of archaeology] (2023) (Shalaby, Nora)
Further subjects:B Archaeology / SOCIAL SCIENCE
B Archaeology - Social aspects
B Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
B Archaeology
B Colonial influence
B Archaeology Social aspects (Nubia)
B International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia Influence
B Africa - Nubia
B Archéologie - Aspect social - Nubie
B History
B Nubia Colonial influence
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:"Examines a world famous yet critically under-examined event-UNESCO's 1960-80 International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia-to show how the project, its genealogy, and its aftermath not only helped to propel archaeology into a changing world but also helped to 'recolonize' it"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 318 pages), illustrations, maps
ISBN:978-1-5017-6645-9
978-1-5017-6646-6