A World History of Nineteenth-Century Archaeology Nationalism, Colonialism, and the Past

by Diaz-Andreu, Margarita

• ISBN13: 9780199217175
• ISBN10: 0199217173
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Margarita Diaz-Andreu offers an innovative history of archaeology during the nineteenth century, encompassing all its fields from the origins of humanity to the medieval period, and all areas of the world. The development of archaeology is placed within the framework of contemporary politicalevents, with a particular focus upon the ideologies of nationalism and imperialism. Diaz-Andreu examines a wide range of issues, including the creation of institutions, the conversion of the study of antiquities into a profession, public memory, changes in archaeological thought and practice, andthe effect on archaeology of racism, religion, the belief in progress, hegemony, and resistance.

Author Biography

Margarita Diaz-Andreu is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Archaeology at Durham University.

Table of Contents

An alternative account of the history of archaeology in the nineteenth century

The Early Archaeology of the Great Civilizations

Antiquities and political prestige in the early modern era

The archaeology of the French Revolution

Archaeology and the 1820 liberal revolution: the past in the independence of the Greek and Latin American nations

The Archaeology of Informal Imperialism

Informal imperialism in Europe and the Ottoman Empire: the consolidation of the mythical roots of the West

Biblical archaeology

Informal imperialism beyond Europe: the archaeology of the great civilizations in Latin America, China, and Japan

Colonial Archaeology

Colonialism and archaeology in South and South-East Asia

Classical versus Islamic antiquities in colonial archaeology: the Russian Empire and French North Africa

Colonialism and the archaeology of the primitive

National Archaeology in Europe

The early search for a national past in Europe (1789-1820)

Archaeology and the liberal revolutions (c.1820-1860): nation, race, and language in the study of Europe's past

Evolutionism and positivism (c.1860-1900)

Conclusions

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