Contesting human remains in museum collections : the crisis of cultural authority /

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An examination of the construction of contestation over human remains from a sociological perspective, this work advances an emerging area of academic research, setting the terms of debate, synthesizing disparate ideas, & making sense of a broader cultural focus on dead bodies in the contemporar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jenkins, Tiffany
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2011.
Colección:Routledge research in museum studies ; 1.
Temas:
Cultural property > Repatriation.
Cultural property > Moral and ethical aspects.
Cultural property > Political aspects.
Indigenous peoples > Antiquities > Collection and preservation.
Museums > Collection management > Moral and ethical aspects.
Museums > Collection management > Political aspects.
Human remains (Archaeology) > Repatriation.
Human remains (Archaeology)
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Transforming concerns about human remains into an issue
  • Scientists contest repatriation
  • The crisis of cultural authority
  • The rise and impact of pagan claims-makers
  • Explaining why human remains are a problem
  • Covering up the mummies
  • Concluding thoughts.

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