Between Diplomacy and Science: British Mandate Palestine and Its International Network of Archaeological Organisations, 1918

Between Diplomacy and Science: British Mandate Palestine and Its International Network of Archaeological Organisations, 1918–1938

Published:2020-12-01 Issue: Volume: Page:187-211
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Container-title:European Cultural Diplomacy and Arab Christians in Palestine, 1918–1948
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Sigalas Mathilde

Abstract

AbstractThis chapter studies the influence of Western archaeological organisations on scientific and diplomatic issues in interwar Palestine. It analyses their role on a local scale and the establishment of a scientific network of archaeologists in Palestine from 1918 to 1938. The analysis from the archives of six schools and societies founded by Western powers in Jerusalem revealing the increasing influence of American scholars in the archaeological field. It asks what motivated American actors to invest in the archaeological field and related diplomatic issues, as the US government did not have direct political power in the Middle East at that time. It ultimately demonstrates the presence of informal American imperialism in scientific and diplomatic issues in relation to the British authorities during the Mandate period.

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Springer International Publishing

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http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-030-55540-5_10

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