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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rhodes, Robin Francis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property--Protection.

Cultural property.

Cultural property--Protection--Law and legislation.

Cultural property--Protection (International law).

Archaeological thefts.

Archaeology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Archaeology.

Archaeologists--Professional ethics.

Archaeologists.

Antiquities--Collection and preservation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Antiquities.

Greece--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Greece.

Rome (Italy)--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Rome (Italy).

Middle East--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

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

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780268091699

0268091692

OCLC:

694144511