Who owns antiquity? : museums and the battle over our ancient heritage /

Cuno, James B.

Who owns antiquity? : museums and the battle over our ancient heritage / James Cuno. - Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock, Oxfordshire [England] : Princeton University Press, 2008. - xxxvii, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-216) and index.

Introduction: The crux of the matter -- Political matters -- More political matters -- The Turkish question -- The Chinese question -- Identity matters -- Epilogue.

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Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Philosophy.
Cultural property.
Cultural property--Repatriation.
Museums--Acquisitions--Philosophy.
Museums--Collection management--International cooperation.
Museos--Adquisiciones--Aspectos morales.
Exposiciones en museos--Aspectos morales.
Protección del patrimonio cultural.
Bienes culturales--Repatriación.
Restos arqueológicos--Conservación y restauración--Aspectos morales.
Excavaciones arqueológicas--Aspectos morales.
Museos--Filosofía.

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