Цифровые и тематические книжные коллекции издания
Содержание
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents Page; Chapter 1; Governments, Archaeologists, and the Lasting Remains of Ancient Empires in the Middle East; Introduction: Identity crisis in the modern Middle East; Historical background: the rise of nationalism in the Middle East; Why the archaeology of Persian empires needs to be deconstructed?; Chapter 2; Archaeologists and the professional ethics; Iran's first modern state and archaeology: the establishment of laws and the administrative atructure; Take your feet off me! Achaemenids Depicted in Reliefs and Inscriptions; Historical introduction
- The rise of the Achaemenid EmpireSubjectivity of materials versus objectivity of human beings; Chapter 3; Reliefs, palaces, and inscriptions: the first indicators of a new empire; Get Off Your Horse! Sasanian Propaganda in Artistic Remains; Historical background: A brief introduction to the Parthians; The Concept of Enemy; Chapter 4; The King's images: Propaganda as an imposing historical fact; Sasanian propaganda in artistic remains; The ideal man/the ideal woman; Mechanisms of political and social suppression in the Sasanian Empire
- The Sasanian Empire: a socio-political review based on material cultureNationalism and the Reproduction of the Ancient Kings/Empires by Iran's Modern States; Introduction; Historical Background: Shah, curiosity about history and archaeology as an imported commodity; Islamic Revolution and Achaemenid and Sasanian material culture as negative heritage; Summing Up; Chapter 5; Iranian nationalism and the archaeology of the Achaemenid and Sasanian periods; Qajar relief as negative heritage; Some parts of Fath-Ali Shah and Naser al- Din Shah reliefs
- Kings Riding Bikes: Towards the Deconstruction of Official Nationalist ArchaeologyThe necessity of a politically- situated archaeology(ies); A practical approach towards a nongovernmental archaeology: A personal narrative; Archaeology, sustainable development and future in developing countries; Public archaeology(ies) as a necessity; Acknowledgement; Glossary; Geographical names; Historical places/archaeological sites; Names; Historical texts; Especial historical terms; Bibliography; Figure 1. Map of the Persian Achameneid Empire. Copyright Ian Mladjov.
- Figure 2. Behistun inscription and rock relief (Rawlinson 1846). Figure 3. Dialouge (designed by A. Roustaeeyanfard).; Figure 4. Ardašīr I victory on Ardavan V, Tang-e Tangab, Fars province (Falndin 1977).; Figure 5. Sasanian Persia. Copyright Ian Mladjov.; Figure 6. Kiss (designed by A. Roustaeeyanfard).; Figure 7. Šāpūr I's victory on Valerianus and Philip the Arab and Gordianus, Naqsh-e Rostam (photo by A. Roustaeeyanfard).; Figure 8. Alternative 1, Kings riding bikes (designed by A. Roustaeeyanfard).; Figure 9. Marriage gift (designed by A. Roustaeeyanfard).
