{"product_id":"the-contested-crown-9780226802060","title":"The Contested Crown","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Reflecting on the repatriation of cultural property, this study covers disputed objects from the differing perspectives of ownership on the part of European museums in Austria, the UK, France, and Germany that currently hold cultural artifacts originally taken from Mexico. . . . Carroll reflects on the controversial five-centuries-long history in Mexico and Austria of \u003ci\u003eEl Penacho\u003c\/i\u003e, the titular contested crown, believed to have belonged to Aztec Emperor Moctezuma Xocoyotzin. . . . The study concludes with an analysis of the ethics of keeping artifacts in museums in the future.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Contested Crown\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully written and engaging work, effectively weaving together family history, colonial studies, museum politics, conservation dilemmas, national agendas, and personal reflections. Carroll situates the book in a global art history while also considering a psychological dimension of the protagonists’ feelings, from guilt to intimacy.” -- Sally Price, author of Paris Primitive: Jacques Chirac's Museum on the Quai Branly\u003cbr\u003e“I urge you to spend some time with \u003ci\u003eThe Contested Crown\u003c\/i\u003e—an original, personal, and creative insight into the repatriation debate from someone uniquely placed to comment. The book invites us all to situate ourselves within a story that has deep historical roots and casts long shadows on all of our lives.” -- Charlotte Joy, author of Heritage Justice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Writing as Listening\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: El Penacho\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: The View from the Vitrine\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4: The Real and the Replica\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Collecting and Catastrophe\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Monuments and Exile\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Relational Ethics and the Future of Museums\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400122671447,"sku":"9780226802060","price":22.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226802060.jpg?v=1730469799","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-contested-crown-9780226802060","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}