Pyramids and Progress. Belgian expansionism and the making of Egyptology, 1830-1952

In the wake of the growing interest in the history of Egyptology as a research discipline in its own right, a substantial grant was recently awarded to a consortium of five Belgian institutions to take the first steps towards the study of the development of Egyptology in Belgium.Belgian expansionism and the making of Egyptology, 1830. As the project 'Pyramids & Progress. Belgian expansionism and the making of Egyptology, 1830 1952' (abbreviated as P&P) has only just been launched, this contribution merely aims to present its framework and objectives, rather than any results. Central to... Mehr ...