Scattered Finds

Scattered Finds explores the politics, personalities and social histories that linked fieldwork in Egypt with the varied organizations around the world that received finds. Case studies range from Victorian municipal museums and women's suffrage campaigns in the UK, to the development of some of the USA's largest institutions, and from university museums in Japan to new institutions in post-independence Ghana. By juxtaposing a diversity of sites for the reception of Egyptian cultural heritage over the period of a century, Alice Stevenson presents new ideas about the development of archaeology, museums and the construction of Egyptian heritage. She also addresses the legacy of these practices, raises questions about the nature of the authority over such heritage today, and argues for a stronger ethical commitment to its stewardship.

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Author: Alice Stevenson
Publisher: Saint Philip Street Press
Published: 10/09/2020
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.67d
ISBN13: 9781013292309
ISBN10: 1013292308
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Archaeology
- History | Ancient | Egypt
- Business & Economics | Museum Administration and Museology

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