The ethics of collecting cultural property : whose culture? whose property? /

The ethics of collecting cultural property : whose culture? whose property? /

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Other Authors: Messenger, Phyllis Mauch, 1950-

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: Albequerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1999.

Edition: 2nd ed., updated and enl.

Subjects:

Antiquities > Collection and preservation > Moral and ethical.
Cultural property > Protection > Moral and ethical aspects.

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Call Number: CC135 .E84 1999

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction A Philosophical Perspective on the Ethics and Resolution of Cultural Properties Issues Chapter 1. Ancestral Sites, Shrines, and Graves: Native American Perspectives on the Ethics of Collecting Cultural Properties Chapter 2. Profiteers and Public Archaeology: Antiquities Trafficking in Arkansas Chapter 3. The Battle for the Maya Past: the Effects of International Looting and Collecting in Belize Chapter 4. Considering the Perspective of the Victim: the Antiquities of Nepal Chapter 5. The Murals of Teotihuacán: a Case Study of Negotiated Restitution Part II. The Cultural Stewardship Question: Looking for Options Chapter 6. The Museum and Cultural Property: the Transformation of Institutional Ethics Chapter 7. Collecting Pre-Columbian Art Chapter 8. International Control Efforts: Are There Any Good Solutions? Chapter 9. U.S. Implementation of the Unesco Cultural Property Convention Part III. Cultural Property Regulations: Perceptions and Conditions Chapter 10. From the Collector's Perspective: the Legality of Importing Pre-Columbian Art and Artifacts Chapter 11. What is "Stolen"? the Mcclain Case Revisited Chapter 12. The Need for Enforcing Regulations on the International Art Trade Chapter 13. Cultural Property and National Sovereignty Part IV. Working Out Differences: Round Table and Conclusion Chapter 14. Highlights of a Round Table Discussion and Some Recent Developments in the Cultural Heritage Arena Chapter 15. Conclusion: Working Together to Preserve Our Past Chapter 16. Epilogue Appendix I. Some Domestic and International Laws and Regulations and Their Enforcers Appendix II. Codes of Ethics Appendix III. Some Organizations and Resources Related to Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Issues.