19世纪上半叶英国率先完成工业革命,建立强大的帝国。大英博物馆中古埃及、两河、古希腊、罗马古物多在此时掠夺而来,反映出英帝国对东方的控制和霸权,极大满足了英国民众身为帝国子民的优越心理和民族自豪感。对东方的考古发掘和文化掠夺为英国现代性的塑造提供了参照,东方主义由此发展,获得了更深层次的意义。 In the first half of the 19th century Britain took the lead in completing the industrial revolution and establishing a mighty empire. The ancient Egyptian Museum in the Middle East Egypt, the two rivers, ancient Greece, Rome and more at this time the plundering of ancient objects, reflecting the British Empire’s control of the East and hegemony, which greatly satisfies the British people as the Empire of the people’s superiority and national pride . Archeological excavations and cultural plunder of the East provided a reference for the shaping of modernity in the United Kingdom. As a result, Orientalism gained further significance.