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Introduction: Fictions of Capital
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Margaret S. Graves
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Note on Transliteration ix
- Introduction: Fictions of Capital 1
- 1 Middle Eastern Antiquities: The Making of a Modern Marketplace 29
- 2 Objects of Desire, In and Out of Time: An Extractivist History of Islamic Ceramics 63
- 3 Making Gold from Base Matter: Potsherds, Paint, and Patience 123
- 4 The New Babylon: Dealing in an American Century 185
- 5 The Riddle of Raqqa 221
- Epilogue: Fragile Things 265
- Acknowledgments 271
- Archives Consulted 275
- Notes 277
- Bibliography 299
- Index 321
- Photo Credits 327
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Note on Transliteration ix
- Introduction: Fictions of Capital 1
- 1 Middle Eastern Antiquities: The Making of a Modern Marketplace 29
- 2 Objects of Desire, In and Out of Time: An Extractivist History of Islamic Ceramics 63
- 3 Making Gold from Base Matter: Potsherds, Paint, and Patience 123
- 4 The New Babylon: Dealing in an American Century 185
- 5 The Riddle of Raqqa 221
- Epilogue: Fragile Things 265
- Acknowledgments 271
- Archives Consulted 275
- Notes 277
- Bibliography 299
- Index 321
- Photo Credits 327