Witnesses to history : a compendium of documents and writings on the return of cultural objects / ed...
Witnesses to history : a compendium of documents and writings on the return of cultural objects / ed...
Witnesses to history : a compendium of documents and writings on the return of cultural objects / edited by Lyndel V. Prott.
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Publisher
Paris : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2009.
Date
2009.
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N363.69/41
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxvi, 439 p. : col. ill., facsim. ; 24 cm.
Contents
The history and development of processes for the recovery of cultural heritage / L. V. Prott -- Extracts from letters to General Miranda 1796 / A-C. Quatremère de Quincy -- The 'Wiesbaden Manifesto' 1945 -- United Nations General Assembly Resolution 3187 (XXVIII) 1973. Restitution of works of art t...
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Publisher
Paris : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2009.
Date Published
2009.
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Summary
This compendium gives an outline of the historical, philosophical and ethical aspects of the return of cultural objects (e.g. cultural objects displaced during war or in colonial contexts), cites past and present cases (Maya Temple Facade, Nigerian Bronzes, United States of America v. Schultz, Parthenon Marbles and many more) and analyzes legal iss...
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Witnesses to history : a compendium of documents and writings on the return of cultural objects / edited by Lyndel V. Prott.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[422]-427) and index.
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N363.69/41
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74VvldO8R0KZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvldO8R0KZ
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ISBN
9231041282
9789231041280
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363.69
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991017294829702626
