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Book SynopsisThe issue of returning art and cultural property removed from explored or conquered lands by Americans and Europeans is an unresolved problem. This book is about the return, or not, of works of art taken during the Age of Imperialism and now held in museums and private collections.
Trade Review"....Overall, the quality of writing and editing is exemplary throughout the book." --James A.R. Nafziger, Williamette University College of Law, American Journal of International Law
Table of ContentsForeword John O. Haley; Introduction John Henry Merryman; 1. View from the universal museum James Cuno; 2. From global pillage to pillars of collaboration Talat Halman; 3. Museums as centres of cultural understanding Willard L. Boyd; 4. The Parthenon and the Elgin Marbles William St. Clair; 5. Whither the Elgin Marbles? John Henry Merryman; 6. The beautiful one has come - to return: the return of the bust of Nefertiti from Berlin to Cairo Kurt Siehr; 7. The beautiful one has come - to stay Stephen Urice; 8. NAGPRA from the middle distance: reflections on a tangled web of institutional process and intercultural justice Michael F. Brown; 9. Finders and keepers and deep American history: some lessons in dispute resolution David Hurst Thomas.
