From archaeology to spectacle in Victorian Britain : the case of Assyria, 1845-1854 /
Shawn Malley.
- Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2012.
- xi, 203 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Opening the Layard Box -- Layard Enterprise : An Archaeology of Informal Imperialism -- Re-membering Assyria : The Case of the Bull and Lion -- Theatre/Archaeology : Sardanapalus, 1853 -- In the Shadow of the Bull : Archaeology, War, Entropy -- Precession of the Bull : Simulated Assyria -- Conclusion: Digging up the Future : Assyria in Science Fiction.