The Emperor's Treasurer Hunters: German Archaeologists on a Foray into the Orient - Couverture souple

Gottschlich, Jürgen; Zaptcioglu-Gottschlich, Dilek

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1957454776 ISBN 13 : 9781957454771

Editeur : Lockwood Press, 2026

Synopsis

The Pergamon Altar, the Market Gate of Miletus, the Lions of Babylon, the bust of Nefertiti - these are all treasures that we admire in German museums today. Where do these works come from? When and under what circumstances did they come to Germany? Are we actually the rightful owners of these world-famous cultural assets? Jurgen Gottschlich and Dilek Zaptcioglu-Gottschlich take an in-depth look at the history of archaeological excavations and their transportation to the German Empire. The focus is on the expeditions of famous excavators such as Carl Humann, Theodor Wiegand and Robert Koldewey on the one hand and the predominantly nationalistic motives of their forays in the service of the Kaiser on the other. While the debate on looted art has so far tended to focus on works of art from African and Asian colonies, this is the first book on archaeological finds in the former Ottoman Empire. Just as important as the demand for restitution is the question: How do we make this world cultural heritage accessible to as many people as possible?

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À propos de l'auteur

Jürgen Gottschlich is one of the original founders of the cooperatively-owned German daily newspaper tageszeitung (taz) and has for 20 years been its Istanbul correspondent. Dilek Zaptcioglu-Gottschlich is a journalist and author of several books on the second half of the 19^th-century and the history of the closing years of the Ottoman Empire.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lockwood Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1957454776
• ISBN 13: 9781957454771
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 212
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