{"product_id":"9781885923707","title":"Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920","description":"Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920 , the catalogue of the Oriental Institute special exhibit of the same name, highlights the interconnected stories of an important figure in intellectual history - James Henry Breasted - and the beginnings of American scientific archaeology in the Near East at a crucial turning point in world history. At the end of World War I, Breasted and a small team of scholars set sail for the Near East on what would be an eleven-month odyssey across the region. The fascinating mix of politics, scholarship, and history (both ancient and modern) as seen through a focus on the larger-than-life persona of James Henry Breasted lies at the heart of Pioneers to the Past . Breasted's letters and photographs from his trip provide a window into the engagement of modern scholarship with the ancient world, in a highly charged setting of power politics in the early twentieth century. The essays in this catalogue explain the historical, legal, and political context in a way that greatly enriches our understanding of Breasted's journey and its aftermath.","brand":"The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043574759664,"sku":"9781885923707","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781885923707_p0.jpg?v=1763606619","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781885923707","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}