Against Cultural Property: Archaeology, Heritage and Ownership

by John Carman

If 'all property is theft', then cultural property is nothing less than the theft of culture. The term 'cultural property' is widespread in the field of heritage management and is a particularly powerful concept in legal approaches. The term and the concept it represents are never discussed, however. The idea that material that comes to us from the past should be considered 'property' accordingly seems to be taken for granted by those charged with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071563402X
• ISBN13: 9780715634028
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"