The ethics of collecting cultural property : whose culture? whose property? / edited by Phyllis Mauch Messenger ; foreword by Brian Fagan.
"The Ethics of Collecting Cultural Property explores the ethical, legal, and intellectual issues related to excavating, selling, collecting, and owning cultural artifacts. Twenty-two contributors, representing archaeology, law, museum administration, art history, and philosophy, suggest how the...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
1999.
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Edition: | Second edition, updated and enlarged. |
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Summary: | "The Ethics of Collecting Cultural Property explores the ethical, legal, and intellectual issues related to excavating, selling, collecting, and owning cultural artifacts. Twenty-two contributors, representing archaeology, law, museum administration, art history, and philosophy, suggest how the numerous interested parties, often at odds, can cooperate to resolve cultural heritage, ownership, and repatriation issues, and improve the protection of cultural property worldwide."--Jacket. |
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Physical Description: | xxviii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Also issued online. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0826321259 9780826321251 |