Notre Dame London: Fischer Hall Library

Keeping their marbles : how the treasures of the past ended up in museums - and why they should stay there /

Jenkins, Tiffany,

Keeping their marbles : how the treasures of the past ended up in museums - and why they should stay there / Tiffany Jenkins. - 1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I -- 1.Great Explorers and Curious Collectors -- 2.The Birth of the Public Museum -- 3.Antiquity Fever -- 4.Cases of Loot -- PART II -- 5.Museum Wars -- 6.Who Owns Culture? -- 7.The Rise of Identity Museums -- 8.Atonement: Making Amends for Past Wrongs -- 9.Burying Knowledge: The Fate of Human Remains.

9780199657599 (hbk.) : £25.00

GBB5H3253 bnb


Museums -- Acquisitions -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Museums -- Collection management -- Social aspects.
Cultural property--Protection
Historic preservation

069.5