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Just past? : the making of Israeli archaeology

Title
Just past? : the making of Israeli archaeology / Raz Kletter.
Author
Kletter, Raz.
Publication
London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox, 2006.

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xix, 362 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Israel. Rashut ha-ʻatiḳot > Officials and employees
  • Excavations (Archaeology) > Political aspects > Israel
  • Archaeologists > Israel
  • Israel > Political aspects
  • Israel > Politics and government > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-343) and indexes.
Contents
Archaeology and the 1948 war -- Abandoned places, new places -- Foreign aid -- Frozen funds -- A battalion of guards -- Relief work -- Man robs his land : "agreement" with General Dayan -- "Gold of Ophir for Beth-Horon" : 3,000 shekels -- The building beyond the border : the PAM, 1948-67 -- A building of dreams : a home for the IDAM and the origins of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem -- A dead man on the council : the story of the supreme archaeological body in Israel -- "But trust is to the heart" : travels with the Government Tourist Corporation -- "Whether in a courtyard of a synagogue, in a courtyard adjacent to a synagogue, or under a synagogue" : the Safad affair.
ISBN
1845530853 (hb)
LCCN
2005008378
OCLC
  • ocm58789159
  • SCSB-14421788
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library