Collecting the dead : archaeology and the reburial issue /
"The controversial 'reburial issue' first developed about thirty years ago when some indigenous groups started to campaign for the return of their ancestral human remains from museums and collecting institutions, and these requests were refused. Since then, museums in some countries h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Duckworth,
2004
London : 2004 |
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| Summary: | "The controversial 'reburial issue' first developed about thirty years ago when some indigenous groups started to campaign for the return of their ancestral human remains from museums and collecting institutions, and these requests were refused. Since then, museums in some countries have responded positively to repatriation requests while those in others continue to refuse them. This book provides the reader with what has been generally missing in the current debate and available literature - a detailed historical understanding of how and why these collections were amassed, and the responses of indigenous groups and collectors at the time. The book focusses particularly on Australia as a background to its documentation and examination of the issue."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | ix, 109 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm ix, 109 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm ix, 198 p. : ill. ; 24 cm ix, 198 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm ix, 198 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm ix, 198 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-190) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-190) and index |
| ISBN: | 0715632841 (pbk.) : 0715632841 (pbk.) 0715632841 9780715632840 (pbk.) 9780715632840 |