{"product_id":"whose-pharaohs-9780520240698","title":"Whose Pharaohs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the era from Napoleon's conquest and the discovery of the Rosetta Stone to the outbreak of World War I, this book examines the evolution of Egyptian archaeology in the context of Western imperialism and nascent Egyptian nationalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Dates Introduction  Part One: Imperial and National Preludes, 1798-1882 1. Rediscovering Ancient Egypt: Champollion and al-Tahtawi 2. From Explorer to Cook's Tourist  3. Egyptology under Ismail: Mariette, al-Tahtawi, and Brugsch, 1850-1882  Part Two: Imperial High Noon, Nationalist Dawn, 1882-1914 4. Cromer and the Classics: Ideological Uses of the Greco-Roman Past  5. Egyptology in the Age of Maspero and Ahmad Kamal 6. Islamic Art, Archaeology, and Orientalism: The Comite and Ali Bahgat 7. Modern Sons of the Pharaohs? Marcus Simaika and the Coptic Past  Conclusion Appendix: Supplementary Tables Notes Select Bibliography Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402820559191,"sku":"9780520240698","price":24.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520240698.jpg?v=1730481603","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/whose-pharaohs-9780520240698","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}