Author: Austen Henry LayardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Nineveh and Its Remains
Author: Austen Henry LayardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Nineveh and Its Remains
Author: Austen Henry LayardPublisher: Franklin Classics
ISBN: 9780342421855
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
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Nineveh and Its Remains
Author: Austen Henry LayardNineveh and Babylon
Author: Austen Henry LayardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armenia
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon
Author: Austen Henry LayardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeological expeditions
Languages : en
Pages : 564
Book Description
A Popular Account of Discoveries at Nineveh
Author: Austen Henry LayardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Assyria
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
From Archaeology to Spectacle in Victorian Britain
Author: Shawn MalleyPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1409426904
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
In his examination of the excavation of ancient Assyria by Austen Henry Layard, Shawn Malley reveals how, by whom, and for what reasons the stones of Assyria were deployed during a brief but remarkably intense period of archaeological activity in the mid-nineteenth century.In his examination of the excavation of ancient Assyria by Austen Henry Layard, Shawn Malley reveals how, by whom, and for what reasons the stones of Assyria were deployed during a brief but remarkably intense period of archaeological activity in the mid-nineteenth century. His book encompasses the archaeological practices and representations that originated in Layard's excavations, radiated outward by way of the British Museum and Layard's best-selling Nineveh and Its Remains (1849), and were then dispersed into the public domain of popular amusements. That the stones of Assyria resonated in debates far beyond the interests of religious and scientific groups is apparent in the prevalence of poetry, exhibitions, plays, and dioramas inspired by the excavation. Of particular note, correspondence involving high-ranking diplomatic personnel and museum officials demonstrates that the 'treasures' brought home to fill the British Museum served not only as signs of symbolic conquest, but also as covert means for extending Britain's political and economic influence in the Near East. Malley takes up issues of class and influence to show how the middle-class Layard's celebrity status both advanced and threatened aristocratic values. Tellingly, the excavations prompted disturbing questions about the perils of imperial rule that framed discussions of the social and political conditions which brought England to the brink of revolution in 1848 and resurfaced with a vengeance during the Crimean crisis. In the provocative conclusion of this meticulously documented and suggestive book, Malley points toward the striking parallels between the history of Britain's imperial investment in Mesopotamia and the contemporary geopolitical uses and abuses of Assyrian antiquity in post-invasion Iraq.
Narrative of a Residence in Koordistan, and on the Site of Ancient Nineveh; with Journal of a Voyage Down the Tigris to Bagdad and an Account of a Visit to Shirauz and Persepolis
Author: Claudius James RichPublisher:
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Category : Kurdistan
Languages : en
Pages : 894
Book Description
The Nimrud Ivories
Author: Max Edgar Lucien MallowanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
Nineveh, the Great City
Author: Lucas Pieter PetitPublisher:
ISBN: 9789088904974
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This lavishly illustrated volume contains more than 65 chapters by international specialists, providing a detailed and thorough study of the Ancient city of Nineveh, the once-flourishing capital of the Assyrian Empire in present-day Iraq.