Dr Kostas Arvanitis (1 results)

Hardback. Condition: Fine. no dust jacket as the book was issued, In excellent condition, No writing or highlighting, book is crisp and clean. inquire for photos or more details. 100% satisfaction guarantee. --- An edited collection examining contemporary museum responses to the restitution and repatriation of cultural objects, considered at regional, national and international levels. The volume examines museum responses to issues of repatriation and restitution in ten chapters, arranged in two parts. The first part analyses current restitution and repatriation practices and their drawbacks, including categories of claims, arguments against return, mechanisms for return, and the lack of measurable impact of international conventions. The second part addresses the ethics of return and cultural equity set against the notion of the universal museum, the building of relationships and knowledge networks with originating communities, alternative kinds of values for objects, and the redefinition of ownership and possession. Contributions include Piotr Bienkowski's argument for museums as sites of deliberative democracy in restitution decisions, and Helen A. Robbins's investigation of the effectiveness of NAGPRA, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, in shaping repatriation practice. Edited by Louise Tythacott and Kostas Arvanitis. Includes seventeen black and white illustrations.…