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

By: Malley, Shawn, 1967-Material type: TextTextPublication details: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2012. Description: xi, 203 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781409426899 (hardcover : alk. paper); 1409426890 (hardcover : alk. paper); 9781409426905 (ebook); 1409426904 (ebook)Subject(s): Layard, Austen Henry, 1817-1894 | 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 | Public opinion -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Popular culture -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Assyria -- Antiquities | Assyria -- Foreign public opinion, British | Assyria -- In popular cultureDDC classification: 935/.03 LOC classification: DS69.6 | .M36 2012
Contents:
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books The BIAA David H. French Library
Shelf 66 - Reading Room 		G2f MALLE 30740 Not for loan BOOKS-000000023640

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.