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Archaeological ambassadorsa history of archaeological gifts in New York City /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Archaeological ambassadorsby Elizabeth R. Macaulay.
Reminder of title:	a history of archaeological gifts in New York City /
Author:	Macaulay-Lewis, Elizabeth.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2024.
Description:	xxi, 267 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	ArchaeologyNew York (State)
Subject:	New York (N.Y.)Race relations.
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-51391-6
ISBN:	9783031513916$q(electronic bk.)

Archaeological ambassadorsa history of archaeological gifts in New York City /
Macaulay-Lewis, Elizabeth.

Archaeological ambassadorsa history of archaeological gifts in New York City /[electronic resource] :by Elizabeth R. Macaulay. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2024. - xxi, 267 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

Chapter 1: Archaeological Ambassadors -- Chapter 2: Cleopatra's Needle: An Obelisk for a Rising Metropolis -- Chapter 3: Greek Bearing Gifts: The Marathon Stone, Casts, and Presidential Gifts -- Chapter 4. Columns as Cultural Capital: The Jordanian Practice of Gifting Archaeological Objects -- Chapter 5: An Exquisite Toy: The Temple of Dendur, a Gift for New York -- Chapter 6: Walks with Minerva and the Contemporary Lives of Archaeological Gifts.

"A thorough and insightful analysis of the histories of four archaeological artifacts which entered the public space of New York City as diplomatic gifts. The objects are important in-and-of themselves as archaeological artifacts but Macaulay shows that they came to be intricately embedded in the city's evolving identity as a powerhouse of international political and economic relations. Her refreshing approach takes into account the political framework of gift exchange both in originating countries and in the US as well as the legal framework of circulation of antiquities." -Nassos Papalexandrou, University of Texas, Austin. This book investigates why nations with rich archaeological pasts like Egypt, Greece, and Jordan gave important antiquities-often unique, rare, and highly valued monuments-to New York City, New York Institutions, and the United States from 1879 to 1965. In addition to analyzing the givers' motivations, the author examines why New Yorkers and Americans coveted such objects. The book argues that these gifted antiquities function as archaeological ambassadors and that the objects given were instruments of cultural diplomacy. These gifts sought to advance the goals of Egypt, Greece, and Jordan-all states that had rich cultural and archaeological heritages-with the United States, once an ascendent nation and then a global superpower, to strengthen cultural, economic, and political relations. Elizabeth R. Macaulay is an Associate Professor of Liberal Studies, Classics, Middle Eastern Studies, and Digital Humanities at The Graduate Center, The City University of New York. Her research examines the intersection of antiquity and modernity. She is the author or editor of six books, including Antiquity in Gotham: The Ancient Architecture of New York City (2021) and Classical New York: Discovering Greece and Rome in Gotham (2018) Educated at Cornell and Oxford Universities, she has served as a general trustee of the Archaeological Institute of America. She chairs the board of Smarhistory.org, the Center for Public Art History, where she is also a regular contributor and acquiring editor.

ISBN: 9783031513916$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-031-51391-6doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

975681
Archaeology
--New York (State)Subjects--Geographical Terms:

392342
New York (N.Y.)
--Race relations.

LC Class. No.: CC101.N7

Dewey Class. No.: 930.1

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