Incidental archaeologists : French officers and the rediscovery of Roman North Africa

Incidental archaeologists French officers and the rediscovery of Roman North Africa

"From 1830, the Roman ruins of North Africa intrigued invading French military officers and became key to the colonial narrative justifying French settlement of North Africa"--

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1. Verfasser: Effros, Bonnie (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Ithaca, London Cornell University Press 2018
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Archaeology > Political aspects > Archaeology and state > History > France > Armed Forces > Algeria > Antiquities, Roman > Nordafrika > Frankreich > Militär > Klassische Archäologie > Archäologische Stätte > Geschichte 1800-1900
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Zusammenfassung:"From 1830, the Roman ruins of North Africa intrigued invading French military officers and became key to the colonial narrative justifying French settlement of North Africa"--
Knowing and controlling : early archaeological exploration in the Algerian colony -- Envisioning the future : French generals' use of ancient Rome in the 1840s -- The view from ancient Lambaesis -- Institutionalizing Algerian archaeology -- Cartography and field archaeology during the Second Empire -- Epilogue : classical archaeology in Algeria after 1870
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xiii, 371 Seiten
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ISBN:9781501702105
978-1-5017-0210-5