Who Owns the Past?: Cultural Policy, Cultural Property, and the LawRutgers University Press, 2005 - 362 σελίδες Public and private institutions in the United States have long been home to a variety of art works, antiquities, and ethnological materials. For years, these collections have been seen as important archives that allow present and future generations to enjoy, appreciate, and value the art of all cultures. The past decade, however, has seen major changes in law and public policy and an active, ongoing debate over legal and ethical issues affecting the ownership of art and other cultural property. Contributors to Who Owns the Past? include legal scholars, museum professionals, anthropologists, archaeologists, and collectors. In clear, nontechnical language, they provide a comprehensive overview of the development of cultural property law and practices, as well as recent case law affecting the ability of museums and private collectors to own art from other countries. Topics covered include rights to property, ethical ownership, the public responsibilities of museums, threats to art from war, pillage, and development, and international cooperation to preserve collections in the developing world. Engaging all perspectives on this debate, Who Owns the Past? challenges all who care about the arts to work together toward policies that consider traditional American interests in securing cultural resources and respect international concerns over loss of heritage. |
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Preface | |
Chronology of Cultural Property Legislation | |
A Historical Perspective | |
Archaeology and the Art Market | |
Observations of a Combatant | |
Art in Jeopardy | |
Preservation through Distribution | |
Subsistence Diggers | |
Alternatives to Embargo KATE FITZ GIBBON | |
The Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust ERICH THEOPHILE CYNTHIA ROSENFELD | |
The Acquisition and Ownership of Antiquities in Todays Age of Transition EMMA C BUNKER | |
Museums at the Center of Public Policy ACCP EDITORIAL BOARD | |
APPENDICES AND LINKS | |
Japans Protection of Its Cultural HeritageA Model | |
Cultural Property Information Resources | |
Contributors | |
THE UNIVERSAL MUSEUM | |
A Licit International Trade in Cultural Objects JOHN HENRY MERRYMAN | |