Ancient Marbles to American Shores - Classical Archaeology in the United States

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List of contents

Preface

1. Prehistory

2. The Creation of Classical Archaeology in America

3. From Amateur to Professional

4. The Formation of the Museum Tradition

5. The Triumph of the Establishment: Classical Archaeology Between the Wars

6. World War II and Its Aftermath

Afterword: Archaeology in the 1990s and Beyond

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Stephen L. Dyson

Report

"An engrossing book."--Minerva "This volume should be in the library of every institution with a classics program."--Bryn Mawr Classical Review "The first major historical study of this subject. . . . It is definitely a success."--Journal of Field Archaeology

Product details

• Authors: Stephen L Dyson, Stephen L. Dyson
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780812234466
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-3446-6
• No. of pages: 326
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 27 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 657 g
• Illustrations: 20 illus.
• Series: Anniversary Collection
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous