Archaeology under fire
Subtitle: nationalism, politics and heritage in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East
By: edited by Lynn Meskell.
Contributors: Meskell, Lynn.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
Subjects: Archaeology -- Political aspects -- Middle East.; Archaeology -- Political aspects -- Mediterranean Region.; Nationalism -- Middle East.; Nationalism -- Mediterranean Region.; Middle East -- Antiquities.; Mediterranean Region -- Antiquities.
Other titles: Nationalism, politics and heritage in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East
Description: Archaeology Under Fire addresses archaeology's role in current political issues, including the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the division of Cyprus, and the continued destruction of Beirut.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.