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Examining such nation-states as Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, India, and Thailand, this book shows how states invoke the remote past to extol the glories of specific peoples or prove claims to ancestral homelands. It is suitable for archaeologists and historians.

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"In this deeply intriguing and appealing book, expert contributors explore a wide and varied set of political, cultural, and ethical issues. Not only will this excellent collection be formative for the history and practice of archaeology for years to come, but it may also be hotly debated in the various regions it describes." - Suzanne Marchand, author of Down from Olympus"

Selective Remembrances

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    A Hardback by Philip L. Kohl, Mara Kozelsky, Nachman Ben-Yehuda

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      Publisher: University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 12/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226450582, 978-0226450582
      ISBN10: 0226450589
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      Archaeological science, methodology and techniques

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examining such nation-states as Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Russia, Ukraine, India, and Thailand, this book shows how states invoke the remote past to extol the glories of specific peoples or prove claims to ancestral homelands. It is suitable for archaeologists and historians.

      Trade Review
      "In this deeply intriguing and appealing book, expert contributors explore a wide and varied set of political, cultural, and ethical issues. Not only will this excellent collection be formative for the history and practice of archaeology for years to come, but it may also be hotly debated in the various regions it describes." - Suzanne Marchand, author of Down from Olympus"

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