AM7 .W47 2009 

Cuno , James B. 

Whose culture? : the promise of museums and the debate over antiquities / edited by James Cuno 

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009 

xii, 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cm 

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-208) and index 

To shape the citizens of "that great city, the world" / Neil MacGregor -- "And what do you propose should be done with those objects?" / Philippe de Montebello -- Whose culture is it? / Kwame Anthony Appiah -- Antiquities and the importance - and limitations - of archaeological contexts / James C.Y. Watt -- Archaeologists, collectors, and museums / Sir John Boardman -- Censoring knowledge : the case for the publication of unprovenanced cuneiform tablets / David J. Owen -- Exhibiting indigenous heritage in the age of cultural property / Michael F. Brown -- Heritage and national treasures / Derek Gillman -- Nation and the object / John Henry Merryman 

Museums -- Philosophy 

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Moral and ethical aspects 

Cultural property -- Protection 

Cultural property -- Repatriation 

Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Moral and ethical aspects 

Antiquities -- Collection and preservation -- Social aspects 

Museums -- Acquisitions -- Moral and ethical aspects 

Museum exhibits -- Moral and ethical aspects 

Cuno , James B