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Appropriating the past : philosophical perspectives on the practice of archaeology /

"In this book an international and multidisciplinary team addresses significant ethical questions about the rights to access, manage and interpret the material remains of the past"--

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Group Author: Scarre, Geoffrey; Coningham, Robin
Published: Cambridge University Press,
Publisher Address: New York :
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Archaeology > Philosophy
Archaeology > Moral and ethical aspects
Indigenous peoples > Antiquities > Collection and preservation
Summary: "In this book an international and multidisciplinary team addresses significant ethical questions about the rights to access, manage and interpret the material remains of the past"--
Carrier Form: xiii, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780521196062 (hardback) :
052119606X (hardback)
9780521124256 (paperback)
0521124255 (paperback)
Index Number: CC72
CLC: K85-02
Call Number: K85-02/A652
Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction Geoffrey Scarre and Robin Coningham; Part I. Claiming the Past: 2. The values of the past James O. Young; 3. Whose past? archaeological knowledge, community knowledge, and the embracing of conflict Piotr Bienkowski; 4. The past people want: heritage for the majority? Cornelius Holtorf; 5. The ethics of repatriation: rights of possession and duties of respect Janna Thompson; 6. On archaeological ethics and letting go Larry J. Zimmerman ...

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