| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
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Socio-historical studies of the social and human sciences |
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Socio-historical studies of the social and human sciences.
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| Contents |
1. Other Narratives of a Grand History -- 2. Philology and Nationalism -- 3. Knowledge and Method: The Parisian Legacy -- 4. Civilisational Genealogies: Where Does Europe Come from? -- 5. Scientific Recognition: Showdown in Rome -- 6. History of Materials: Predatory Exploitation on the Nile and the Idea of Protecting Cultural Goods -- 7. Note to the Attention of the Viceroy for the Conservation of the Monuments of Egypt |
| Summary |
This book sheds new light on the work of Jean-Franois Champollion by uncovering a constellation of epistemological, political, and material conditions that made his decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs possible. Champollions success in understanding hieroglyphs, first published in his Lettre M. Dacier in 1822, is emblematic of the triumphant achievements of comparative philology during the 19th Century. Yet, precisely because of its success, his project also reveals the costs it entailed: after examining and welcoming acquisitions for the emerging Egyptian collections in Europe, Champollion travelled to the Nile Valley in 1828/29, where he was shocked by the damage that had been done to its ancient cultural sites. The letter he wrote to the Egyptian viceroy Mehmet Ali Pasha in 1829 demands that excavations in Egypt be regulated, denounces European looting, and represents perhaps the first document to make a case for the international protection of cultural goods in the name of humanity |
| Notes |
Translated from the German |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832
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| SUBJECT |
Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832 fast |
| Subject |
Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic -- History
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Cultural property -- Protection -- Egypt -- History -- 19th century
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Cultural property -- Protection
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Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic
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Egypt
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783031128943 |
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303112894X |
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