Incidental archaeologists French officers and the rediscovery of Roman North Africa
'Incidental Archaeologists' examines the archaeological contributions of 19th-century French military officers, who, raised on classical accounts of warfare and often trained as cartographers, developed an interest in the Roman remains they encountered when commissioned in the colony of Al...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Ithaca :
Cornell University Press
2022.
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| Series: | Cornell scholarship online.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009802235906719 |
| Summary: | 'Incidental Archaeologists' examines the archaeological contributions of 19th-century French military officers, who, raised on classical accounts of warfare and often trained as cartographers, developed an interest in the Roman remains they encountered when commissioned in the colony of Algeria. By linking the study of the Roman past to French triumphant narratives of the conquest and occupation of the Maghreb, the book demonstrates how Roman archaeology in the 40 years following the conquest of the Ottoman Regencies of Algiers and Constantine in the 1830s helped lay the groundwork for the creation of a new identity for French military and civilian settlers. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2018. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (390 pages) Issued also in print |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781501761676 9781501718540 |
