From archaeology to spectacle in Victorian Britain : the case of Assyria, 1845-1854 /

From archaeology to spectacle in Victorian Britain : the case of Assyria, 1845-1854 /

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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...

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Author / Creator: Malley, Shawn, 1967-
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2012]
Subjects:
Layard, Austen Henry, > 1817-1894.
19th century
Imperialism > Social aspects.
History.
Imperialism.
Archaeology > Political aspects.
Archaeology.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology) > Iraq > History > 19th century.
Archaeology > Political aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Imperialism > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Archaeologists > Great Britain > Biography.
Archaeologists.
Public opinion > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Public opinion.
Popular culture > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Popular culture.
Assyria > Antiquities.
Assyria > Foreign public opinion, British.
Great Britain.
Iraq.
Assyria > In popular culture.
Biographies.

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Call Number: DS69.6 .M36 2012
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