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Archaeology, cultural heritage, and the antiquities trade /

A collection of essays, this work investigates the ways that commodifying artifacts fuels the destruction of archaeological heritage and considers what can be done to protect it. It argues that the antiquities market impacts cultural heritage around the world and is a burgeoning global crisis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Brodie, Neil
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, ©2006.
Colección:Cultural heritage studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Protecting cultural heritage in conflict / Lyndel V. Prott
  • The U.S. legal response to the protection of the world cultural heritage / Marina Papa Sokal
  • Recent developments in the legal protection of cultural heritage / Patty Gerstenblith
  • Convicted dealers : what we can learn / Peter Watson
  • St. Lawrence Island's legal market in archaeological goods / Julie Hollowell
  • A model investigative protocol for looting and anti-looting educational program / Robert D. Hicks
  • The plunder of the Ulúa Valley, Honduras, and a market analysis for its antiquities / Christina Luke and John S. Henderson
  • Looting Lydia : the destruction of an archaeological landscape in western Turkey / Christopher H. Roosevelt and Christina Luke
  • From the ground to the buyer : a market analysis of the trade in illegal antiquities / Morag M. Kersel
  • The plunder of Iraq's archaeological heritage, 1991-2005, and the London antiquities trade / Neil Brodie
  • Afghanistan's cultural heritage : an exceptional case? / Juliette van Krieken-Pieters
  • Illicit trafficking and trade in Indian antiquities : renewed efforts to save and preserve India's heritage / S.K. Pachauri
  • Museum acquisitions : responsibilities for the illicit traffic in antiquities / Colin Renfrew
  • Structural complexity and social conflict in managing the past at Copán, Honduras / Lena Mortensen
  • Supporting and promoting the idea of a shared cultural patrimony / Paula Kay Lazrus
  • Artifacts and emotion / Kathryn Walker Tubb
  • Conclusion : the social and cultural contexts of collecting / Neil Brodie and Christina Luke.