The Passion of Max von Oppenheim : Archaeology and Intrigue in the Middle East from Wilhelm II to Hitler

Born into a prominent German Jewish banking family, Baron Max von Oppenheim (1860-1946) was a keen amateur archaeologist and ethnologist. His discovery and excavation of Tell Halaf in Syria marked an important contribution to knowledge of the ancient Middle East, while his massive study of the Bedou...

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Main Author: Gossman, Lionel, 1929- (Author)
Format: Livre numérique
Language:Anglais
Published: Cambridge : Open Book Publishers 2015.
Marseille : OpenEdition
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