Physical Description
xii, 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
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.
Other Authors/Editors
Cuno, James B.
ISBN
9780691133331
0691133336 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes
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.
