Whose culture? :
Whose culture? : the promise of museums and the debate over antiquities /
edited by James Cuno.
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2009.
- xii, 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-208) and index.
To shape the citizens of "that great city, the world" / Neil MacGregor -- "And what do you propose should be done with those objects?" / Philippe de Montebello -- Whose culture is it? / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- Antiquities and the importance - and limitations - of archaeological contexts / James C.Y. Watt -- Archaeologists, collectors, and museums / Sir John Boardman -- Censoring knowledge : the case for the publication of unprovenanced cuneiform tablets / David J. Owen -- Exhibiting indigenous heritage in the age of cultural property / Michael F. Brown -- Heritage and national treasures / Derek Gillman -- Nation and the object / John Henry Merryman.
9780691133331
Museums--Moral and ethical aspects--Acquisitions.
Museum exhibits--Moral and ethical aspects.
Cultural property--Protection.
Cultural property--Repatriation.
Antiquities--Moral and ethical aspects--Collection and preservation.
Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Social aspects.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Moral and ethical aspects.
Museums--Philosophy.
AM7 / W46 2009
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-208) and index.
To shape the citizens of "that great city, the world" / Neil MacGregor -- "And what do you propose should be done with those objects?" / Philippe de Montebello -- Whose culture is it? / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- Antiquities and the importance - and limitations - of archaeological contexts / James C.Y. Watt -- Archaeologists, collectors, and museums / Sir John Boardman -- Censoring knowledge : the case for the publication of unprovenanced cuneiform tablets / David J. Owen -- Exhibiting indigenous heritage in the age of cultural property / Michael F. Brown -- Heritage and national treasures / Derek Gillman -- Nation and the object / John Henry Merryman.
9780691133331
Museums--Moral and ethical aspects--Acquisitions.
Museum exhibits--Moral and ethical aspects.
Cultural property--Protection.
Cultural property--Repatriation.
Antiquities--Moral and ethical aspects--Collection and preservation.
Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Social aspects.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Moral and ethical aspects.
Museums--Philosophy.
AM7 / W46 2009