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Jenkins, Tiffany.

Contesting human remains in museum collections : the crisis of cultural authority / Tiffany Jenkins. - New York : Routledge, 2011. - 174 p. ; 24 cm. - Routledge research in museum studies ; 1 . - Routledge research in museum studies ; 1 .

"Simultaneously published in the UK"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-165) and index.

Transforming concerns about human remains into an issue -- Scientists contest repatriation -- The crisis of cultural authority -- The rise and impact of pagan claims-makers -- Explaining why human remains are the problem -- Covering up the mummies -- Concluding thoughts.

ISBN: 9780415879606

LCCN: 2010015943

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human remains (Archaeology)
Human remains (Archaeology)--Repatriation.
Museums--Collection management--Political aspects.
Museums--Collection management--Moral and ethical aspects.
Indigenous peoples--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.
Cultural property--Political aspects.
Cultural property--Moral and ethical aspects.
Cultural property--Repatriation.

LC Class. No.: CC79.5. / H85J46 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 344/.093