CONFLICTED ANTIQUITIES: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian Modernity

A history of European and Egyptian interests in ancient Egypt and its material culture, from the early 19th century until the mid-20th century. Colla demonstrates that the emergence of Egyptology was as consequential for modern Egyptians as it was for Europeans. The new science of archaeology played a key role in the formation of a new colonial regime in Egypt. Illus.