{"product_id":"about-antiquities-zeynep-elik-9781477310618","title":"About Antiquities: Politics of Archaeology in the Ottoman Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntiquities have been pawns in empire-building and global rivalries; power struggles; assertions of national and cultural identities; and cross-cultural exchanges, cooperation, abuses, and misunderstandings--all with the underlying element of financial gain. Indeed, \"who owns antiquity?\" is a contentious question in many of today's international conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout Antiquities\u003c\/i\u003e offers an interdisciplinary study of the relationship between archaeology and empire-building around the turn of the twentieth century. Starting at Istanbul and focusing on antiquities from the Ottoman territories, Zeynep ﾇelik examines the popular discourse surrounding claims to the past in London, Paris, Berlin, and New York. She compares and contrasts the experiences of two museums--Istanbul's Imperial Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art--that aspired to emulate European collections and gain the prestige and power of owning the material fragments of ancient history. Going beyond institutions, ﾇelik also unravels the complicated interactions among individuals--Westerners, Ottoman decision makers and officials, and local laborers--and their competing stakes in antiquities from such legendary sites as Ephesus, Pergamon, and Babylon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecovering perspectives that have been lost in histories of archaeology, particularly those of the excavation laborers whose voices have never been heard, \u003ci\u003eAbout Antiquities\u003c\/i\u003e provides important historical context for current controversies surrounding nation-building and the ownership of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zeynep ﾇelik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477310614\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477310618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Zeynep ﾇelik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985709498623,"sku":"9781477310618","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a84f0a1-3c9d-4c37-89ec-6eb734eb3db8.jpg?v=1683279106","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/about-antiquities-zeynep-elik-9781477310618","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}