Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 435 g
The Promise of Museums and the Debate Over Antiquities
Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 435 g
ISBN: 978-0-691-15443-5
Verlag: PRINCETON UNIV PR
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Fälschung, Kunstraub
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Archäologie: Theorie und Methoden
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
- Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunstsammlung, Museen, Ausstellungen
Weitere Infos & Material
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction by James Cuno 1
Part One: The Value of Museums 37
To Shape the Citizens of "That Great City, the World" by Neil MacGregor 39
"And What Do You Propose Should Be Done with Those Objects?" by Philippe de Montebello 55
Whose Culture Is It? by Kwame Anthony Appiah 71
Part Two: The Value of Antiquities 87
Antiquities and the Importance--and Limitations--of Archaeological Contexts by James C. Y. Watt 89
Archaeologists, Collectors, and Museums by Sir John Boardman 107
Censoring Knowledge: The Case for the Publication of Unprovenanced Cuneiform Tablets by David I. Owen 125
Part Three: Museums, Antiquities, and Cultural Property 143
Exhibiting Indigenous Heritage in the Age of Cultural Property by Michael F. Brown 145
Heritage and National Treasures by Derek Gillman 165
The Nation and the Object by John Henry Merryman 183
Select Bibliography 205
Contributors 209
Index 213