It is largely because of western art historian’s interests in the that ancient near eastern materials have been regarded as part of the western acceptance or standard of the history of art.

Biblical "Holy Land"

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The interest of the West art historian in Biblical "Holy Land" led to that the ancient Near Eastern materials been regarded as the part of Western canon of history of the art.  

Interest in the finding the locations of the cities which are mentioned in Bible like Nineveh and Babylon inspired original 19th century English and the French archaeological expeditions to Near East. The sites mentioned in the Bible were discovered and the excavations which where found at these sites, revealed to world a unique style of the art which had been lost.

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the hollywood film industry of 1950 was threatened on several different fronts. television broadcasting was rapidly becoming the dominant entertainment medium in the united states. the paramount anti-trust consent decree requiring separate ownership for production companies and theater chains had gone into effect on 1 january 1950. large numbers of young men and women were marrying, having children, and moving to the suburbs, which affected the viability of downtown first-run movie theaters. foreign revenues were endangered by protectionist tactics including quota systems, high taxes, and blocked funds. finally, the morality and patriotism of hollywood films and filmmakers were under attack from government, religious, and citizens' groups.

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