Ancient Marbles to American Shores: Classical Archaeology in the United States (Anniversary Collection) by Dyson, Stephen L

University of Pennsylvania Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998-09-01. Hardcover. Good.

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University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection. Used - Very Good. 1998. hardcover. Cloth, dj. Octavo. xiv & 323 pp. Slight shelf wear to dust jacket. Very Good. (Subject: Archaeology).

Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998. Hardcover. VG/Good+ (rubbing & crease to spine top. light wear to boards & corners. dustjacket has coffee-like staining to lower area & upper edge; light wear to edges, corners & spine ends). brown cloth boards w/ stylized, white spine printing. 323 pgs w/ select bw illustrations. grey illustrated dustjacket w/ blue printing. "In Ancient Marbles to American Shores, Stephen L. Dyson uncovers the history of classical archaeology in the United States by exploring the people and programs that gave birth to archaeology as a discipline in this country. He puts aside the common formula of chronicling great digs, great discoveries, and great men in favor of a cultural, ideological, and institutional history of the subject. The book explores the ways American contact with the monuments of Greece and Rome affected the national consciousness. It discusses how the spread of classical style laid the groundwork for the development of the discipline after… Read More

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998-09-29. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1998. Hardcover. New. 323 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.

Hardback. New. Uncovers the history of classical archaeology as a discipline in the United States from the Revolutionary War to today. Along the way Dyson discusses the development of American museums and the changing perceptions Americans have had of the classical past.