Selective remembrances: archaeology in the construction, commemoration, and consecration of national pasts
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226450582
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2007
Dimensions :
2,4 x 1,6 x 0,3 cm
Poids :
709 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Examining such nation-states as Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, India, and Thailand, this book shows how states invoke the remote past to extol the glories of specific peoples or prove claims to ancestral homelands. It is suitable for archaeologists and historians.