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Explores past, current, and future policies and trends concerning the sales and illicit movement of artifacts from Mesoamerica to museums and private collections. Informed by the fields of anthropology, economics, law, and criminology, contributors critically analyse practices of research and collecting in Central American countries.

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“The book’s fresh insights break new paths of research in archaeological looting, the antiquities trade, and national and international heritage law.”—Anthropology Book Forum



“An insightful and fascinating exploration. . . . Offers a cutting-edge analysis of the antiquities market that should be of interest to archaeologists, museum professionals, and art historians as well as criminologists and sociologists.”—Hispanic American Historical Review

The Market for Mesoamerica Reflections on the

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    A Paperback / softback by Cara G. Tremain, Donna Yates

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      Publisher University Press of Florida
      Published 9 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9780813080406
      978-0813080406
      ISBN-10 0813080401
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores past, current, and future policies and trends concerning the sales and illicit movement of artifacts from Mesoamerica to museums and private collections. Informed by the fields of anthropology, economics, law, and criminology, contributors critically analyse practices of research and collecting in Central American countries.

      Trade Review

      “The book’s fresh insights break new paths of research in archaeological looting, the antiquities trade, and national and international heritage law.”—Anthropology Book Forum

      

      “An insightful and fascinating exploration. . . . Offers a cutting-edge analysis of the antiquities market that should be of interest to archaeologists, museum professionals, and art historians as well as criminologists and sociologists.”—Hispanic American Historical Review

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