Who owns objects? : the ethics and politics of collecting cultural artefacts : proceedings of the first St. Cross-All Souls seminar series and workshop, Oxford, October-December 2004 /

Who owns cultural objects? And, who has the right to own them? This book is the outcome of a series of lectures and workshops held in Oxford in between October and December 2004. It aims to provoke thought and debate on this topical and sensitive subject area.

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Other Authors / Creators:Robson, Eleanor.
Treadwell, Luke.
Gosden, Chris, 1955-
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: Oxford, [England] : Oxbow Books ; Oakville, CT : David Brown Book Co. [distributor], 2006.
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Retention:Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials
Table of Contents:
  • Smoke and mirrors / Neil Brodie
  • Overview and assessment after fifty years of collecting in a changing world / George Ortiz
  • Archaeologists, collectors, and museums / John Boardman
  • Barriers or bridges? : museums and acquisitions in the light of new legal and voluntary codes / Paul Roberts
  • Who owns objects? : a view from the coin trade / Ursula Kampmann
  • Who owns objects? : a view from the antiquities trade / James Ede
  • Cultural property : a contribution to the debate / Nicholas Mayhew
  • Recent UK measures against the international illicit trade in cultural objects : examining the new regulatory framwork / David Gaimster
  • Repatriation and its discontents : the Glasgow experience / Mark O'Neill.