Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Transliteration ix
4. Introduction: Fictions of Capital 1
5. 1 Middle Eastern Antiquities: The Making of a Modern Marketplace 29
6. 2 Objects of Desire, In and Out of Time: An Extractivist History of Islamic Ceramics 63
7. 3 Making Gold from Base Matter: Potsherds, Paint, and Patience 123
8. 4 The New Babylon: Dealing in an American Century 185
9. 5 The Riddle of Raqqa 221
10. Epilogue: Fragile Things 265
11. Acknowledgments 271
12. Archives Consulted 275
13. Notes 277
14. Bibliography 299
15. Index 321
16. Photo Credits 327