Who owns antiquity? : museums and the battle over our ancient heritage /
Cuno, James.
Who owns antiquity? : museums and the battle over our ancient heritage / - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2008. - xxxvii, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The crux of the matter -- Political matters -- More political matters -- The Turkish question -- The Chinese question -- Identity matters -- Epilogue.
Whether antiquities should be returned to the countries where they were found has proven to be a controversial issue in the art world today. In this book, James Cuno argues that antiquities are the cultural property of all humankind and not that of a particular modern nation-state.
9780691148106 (pbk.) 9780691137124 0691148104 (pbk.)
Museums--Acquisitions--Philosophy.
Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Philosophy.
Museums--Collection management--International cooperation.
Cultural property.
Cultural property--Repatriation.
069.5 / CUN
Who owns antiquity? : museums and the battle over our ancient heritage / - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2008. - xxxvii, 244 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: The crux of the matter -- Political matters -- More political matters -- The Turkish question -- The Chinese question -- Identity matters -- Epilogue.
Whether antiquities should be returned to the countries where they were found has proven to be a controversial issue in the art world today. In this book, James Cuno argues that antiquities are the cultural property of all humankind and not that of a particular modern nation-state.
9780691148106 (pbk.) 9780691137124 0691148104 (pbk.)
Museums--Acquisitions--Philosophy.
Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Philosophy.
Museums--Collection management--International cooperation.
Cultural property.
Cultural property--Repatriation.
069.5 / CUN