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  • Contested Antiquity

    Archaeological Heritage and Social Conflict in Modern Greece and Cyprus

    Series series
    While the archaeological legacies of Greece and Cyprus are often considered to represent some of the highest values of Western civilization—democracy, progress, aesthetic harmony, and rationalism—this much adored and heavily touristed heritage can quickly become the stage for clashes over identity and memory.In Contested Antiquity, Esther Solomon curates explorations of how those who safeguard ... Leer más

    $43.99 USD

  • A Companion to Greek Art

    Series Libro 188 - Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
    A comprehensive, authoritative account of the development Greek Art through the 1st millennium BC.An invaluable resource for scholars dealing with the art, material culture and history of the post-classical worldIncludes voices from such diverse fields as art history, classical studies, and archaeology and offers a diversity of views to the topicFeatures an innovative group of chapters dealing ... Leer más

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    If humankind can be said to have a single greatest creation, it would be those places that represent the most eloquent expression of our species’s ingenuity, beliefs, and ideals: the city. In this authoritative and engagingly written account, the acclaimed urbanist and bestselling author examines the evolution of urban life over the millennia and, in doing so, attempts to answer the age-old ... Leer más

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  • Museums Matter

    In Praise of the Encyclopedic Museum

    de James Cuno ...
    Series series Campbell Lectures
    The concept of an encyclopedic museum was born of the Enlightenment, a manifestation of society’s growing belief that the spread of knowledge and the promotion of intellectual inquiry were crucial to human development and the future of a rational society. But in recent years, museums have been under attack, with critics arguing that they are little more than relics and promoters of imperialism. ... Leer más

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  • National Museums and Nation-building in Europe 1750-2010

    Mobilization and legitimacy, continuity and change

    Europe’s national museums have since their creation been at the centre of on-going nation making processes. National museums negotiate conflicts and contradictions and entrain the community sufficiently to obtain the support of scientists and art connoisseurs, citizens and taxpayers, policy makers, domestic and foreign visitors alike. National Museums and Nation-building in Europe 1750-2010 assess ... Leer más

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  • Classical Archaeology

    Edición de Susan E. Alcock, Robin Osborne ...
    Series Libro 18 - Wiley Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology
    The fully revised second edition of this successful volume includes updates on the latest archaeological research in all chapters, and two new essays on Greek and Roman art. It retains its unique, paired essay format, as well as key contributions from leading archaeologists and historians of the classical world.Second edition is updated and revised throughout, showcasing the latest research and ... Leer más

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  • Orienting Istanbul

    Cultural Capital of Europe?

    Series series Planning, History and Environment Series
    Looking at the globalization, urban regeneration, arts events and cultural spectacles, this book considers a city not until now included in the global city debate.Divided into five parts, each preceded by an editorial introduction, this book is an interdisciplinary study of an iconic city, a city facing conflicting social, political and cultural pressures in its search for a place in Europe and on ... Leer más

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  • Keeping Their Marbles

    How the Treasures of the Past Ended Up in Museums - And Why They Should Stay There

    The fabulous collections housed in the world's most famous museums are trophies from an imperial age. Yet the huge crowds that each year visit the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris, or the Metropolitan in New York have little idea that many of the objects on display were acquired by coercion or theft. Now the countries from which these treasures came would like them back. The Greek ... Leer más

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  • The Eurasian Miracle

    de Jack Goody ...
    The idea of long-term European dominance is characteristic of most evolutionary theories of human culture and society in the nineteenth century. It was commonly believed that there was a natural progression from Antiquity through Feudalism to Capitalism which could not have taken place elsewhere. Today there are many who still believe that this progression was part of a European miracle that ... Leer más

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  • Imperialism, Power, and Identity

    Experiencing the Roman Empire

    Series series Miriam S. Balmuth Lectures in Ancient History and Archaeology
    "An ambitious attempt to map the transformation of lifestyles and experience among Rome's provincial subjects in the first three centuries AD. . . . "History from below" at its best" ( Times Literary Supplement, UK).Despite what history has taught us about imperialism's destructive effects on colonial societies, many classicists continue to emphasize disproportionately the civilizing and ... Leer más

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  • Whose Culture?

    The Promise of Museums and the Debate over Antiquities

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    The international controversy over who "owns" antiquities has pitted museums against archaeologists and source countries where ancient artifacts are found. In his book Who Owns Antiquity?, James Cuno argued that antiquities are the cultural property of humankind, not of the countries that lay exclusive claim to them. Now in Whose Culture?, Cuno assembles preeminent museum directors, curators, and ... Leer más

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  • Cultural Heritage Ethics

    Between Theory and Practice

    Theory without practice is empty, practice without theory is blind, to adapt a phrase from Immanuel Kant. The sentiment could not be truer of cultural heritage ethics. This intra-disciplinary book bridges the gap between theory and practice by bringing together a stellar cast of academics, activists, consultants, journalists, lawyers, and museum practitioners, each contributing their own expertise ... Leer más

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