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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828867803321

Titolo

The acquisition and exhibition of classical antiquities : professional, legal, and ethical perspectives / / edited by Robin F. Rhodes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Notre Dame, Ind., : University of Notre Dame Press, c2007

ISBN

0-268-09169-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 175 pages) : illustrations, maps

Altri autori (Persone)

RhodesRobin Francis

Disciplina

069/.5

Soggetti

Cultural property - Protection

Cultural property - Protection - Law and legislation

Cultural property - Protection (International law)

Archaeological thefts

Archaeology - Moral and ethical aspects

Archaeologists - Professional ethics

Antiquities - Collection and preservation - Moral and ethical aspects

Greece Antiquities Collection and preservation

Rome (Italy) Antiquities Collection and preservation

Middle East Antiquities Collection and preservation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction""; ""Art Museums, Archaeology, and Antiquities in an Age of Sectarian Violence and Nationalist Politics""; ""Dealing with Looted Antiquities""; ""The Acquisition and Exhibition of Classical Antiquities""; ""Scylla or Charybdis""; ""Antiquities without Provenance""; ""Rethinking the Remedy of Return in International Art Law""; ""The Corinth Theft""; ""Response to Nancy Bookidis""; ""Talking to the Troops about the Archaeology of Iraq and Afghanistan""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendix""; ""Participants""

Sommario/riassunto

Robin Rhodes' rich collection of essays with multiple perspectives on ethical questions surrounding the ownership of cultural property and the acquisition of antiquities.