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Competitive Archaeology in Jordan : Narrating Identity from the Ottomans to the Hashemites / Elena Corbett.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (312 p.) : 2 maps, 11 b&w photosContent type:
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  • 9780292767447
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 933/.5 23
LOC classification:
  • DS153.3 .C68 2014eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliterations -- CHAPTER 1 Archaeology Is Politics: The Meaning of Archaeological Heritage in Jordan -- CHAPTER 2 Holy Land Core and Periphery -- CHAPTER 3 Antiquity and Modernity in Southeastern Bilad al-Sham -- CHAPTER 4 British Mandate: Core, Periphery, and Ownership of Narrative -- CHAPTER 5 Antiquities of a Hashemite State in Mandatory Space -- CHAPTER 6 Antiquity, Pan-National, and Nation-State Narratives in the Expanded Hashemite Kingdom -- CHAPTER 7 Return to the Core -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: An examination of archaeology in Jordan and Palestine, Competitive Archaeology in Jordan explores how antiquities have been used to build narratives and national identities. Tracing Jordanian history, and the importance of Jerusalem within that history, Corbett analyzes how both foreign and indigenous powers have engaged in a competition over ownership of antiquities and the power to craft history and geography based on archaeological artifacts. She begins with the Ottoman and British Empires—under whose rule the institutions and borders of modern Jordan began to take shape—asking how they used antiquities in varying ways to advance their imperial projects. Corbett continues through the Mandate era and the era of independence of an expanded Hashemite Kingdom, examining how the Hashemites and other factions, both within and beyond Jordan, have tried to define national identity by drawing upon antiquities. Competitive Archaeology in Jordan traces a complex history through the lens of archaeology’s power as a modern science to create and give value to spaces, artifacts, peoples, narratives, and academic disciplines. It thus considers the role of archaeology in realizing Jordan’s modernity—drawing its map; delineating sacred and secular spaces; validating taxonomies of citizens; justifying legal frameworks and institutions of state; determining logos of the nation for display on stamps, currency, and in museums; and writing history. Framing Jordan’s history in this way, Corbett illustrates the manipulation of archaeology by governments, institutions, and individuals to craft narratives, draw borders, and create national identities.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transliterations -- CHAPTER 1 Archaeology Is Politics: The Meaning of Archaeological Heritage in Jordan -- CHAPTER 2 Holy Land Core and Periphery -- CHAPTER 3 Antiquity and Modernity in Southeastern Bilad al-Sham -- CHAPTER 4 British Mandate: Core, Periphery, and Ownership of Narrative -- CHAPTER 5 Antiquities of a Hashemite State in Mandatory Space -- CHAPTER 6 Antiquity, Pan-National, and Nation-State Narratives in the Expanded Hashemite Kingdom -- CHAPTER 7 Return to the Core -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

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An examination of archaeology in Jordan and Palestine, Competitive Archaeology in Jordan explores how antiquities have been used to build narratives and national identities. Tracing Jordanian history, and the importance of Jerusalem within that history, Corbett analyzes how both foreign and indigenous powers have engaged in a competition over ownership of antiquities and the power to craft history and geography based on archaeological artifacts. She begins with the Ottoman and British Empires—under whose rule the institutions and borders of modern Jordan began to take shape—asking how they used antiquities in varying ways to advance their imperial projects. Corbett continues through the Mandate era and the era of independence of an expanded Hashemite Kingdom, examining how the Hashemites and other factions, both within and beyond Jordan, have tried to define national identity by drawing upon antiquities. Competitive Archaeology in Jordan traces a complex history through the lens of archaeology’s power as a modern science to create and give value to spaces, artifacts, peoples, narratives, and academic disciplines. It thus considers the role of archaeology in realizing Jordan’s modernity—drawing its map; delineating sacred and secular spaces; validating taxonomies of citizens; justifying legal frameworks and institutions of state; determining logos of the nation for display on stamps, currency, and in museums; and writing history. Framing Jordan’s history in this way, Corbett illustrates the manipulation of archaeology by governments, institutions, and individuals to craft narratives, draw borders, and create national identities.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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