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Here's a round-up of some of some of the reviews of James Cuno's book Who Owns Antiquity? It is a completely random selection.
Archaeology Magazine (Roger Atwood)
(Thanks to Kwame Opoku for sending me the above link)
New Statesman (Robin Simon)
Time Magazine - Interview with James Cuno, different from that mentioned above (Richard Lacayo)
Artknows (Tom Flynn)
Chicago Reader (Deanna Isaacs)
- Book Review: Who Owns Antiquity?
Expedition, Volume 51 (Review by Praveena Gullapalli) Thanks to Richard Vijay for sending this link. The book review dates back to summer 2009 but I managed to miss it! In the light of all the recent conversations re repatriation the book is still very...
- New Book: Whose Culture?
Princeton University Press 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...
- Book Reviews On Minerva Magazine Online
Minerva Magazine All reviews by Peter A. Clayton: People of Ancient Egypt / Charlotte Booth Lives of the Ancient Egyptians / Toby Wilkinson The Tomb in Ancient Egypt: Royal and Private Sepulchres from the Early Dynastic Period to the Romans / Aidan...
- Book Review: Who Owns Antiquity?
modernghana.com (Dr Kwame Opoku) So far the only reviews that I have seen of James Cuno's book Who Owns Antiquity have been very positive, and his book has most usefully inspired some good dialogue on the subject of the "ownership" of heritage. This...
- Egypt Asserts Ownership Of Its Past
Marketplace (Amy Scott) (Slideshow - 2 images) All the audio links appear to have moved on to other stories now, but here's an extract from the text page: Thousands of ancient treasures have left Egypt over the centuries. Many were carted away by...
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More reviews of Cuno's Who Own's Antiquity?
Here's a round-up of some of some of the reviews of James Cuno's book Who Owns Antiquity? It is a completely random selection.Archaeology Magazine (Roger Atwood)
Wall Street Journal (Eric Ormsby)
New York Times (Edward Rothstein)
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Chicago Sun Times - Interview with James Cuno. Also on the International Herald Tribune.
CultureGrrl (Lee Rosenbaum)New York Times (Edward Rothstein)
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Chicago Sun Times - Interview with James Cuno. Also on the International Herald Tribune.
(Thanks to Kwame Opoku for sending me the above link)
New Statesman (Robin Simon)
Time Magazine - Interview with James Cuno, different from that mentioned above (Richard Lacayo)
Artknows (Tom Flynn)
Chicago Reader (Deanna Isaacs)
- Book Review: Who Owns Antiquity?
Expedition, Volume 51 (Review by Praveena Gullapalli) Thanks to Richard Vijay for sending this link. The book review dates back to summer 2009 but I managed to miss it! In the light of all the recent conversations re repatriation the book is still very...
- New Book: Whose Culture?
Princeton University Press 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...
- Book Reviews On Minerva Magazine Online
Minerva Magazine All reviews by Peter A. Clayton: People of Ancient Egypt / Charlotte Booth Lives of the Ancient Egyptians / Toby Wilkinson The Tomb in Ancient Egypt: Royal and Private Sepulchres from the Early Dynastic Period to the Romans / Aidan...
- Book Review: Who Owns Antiquity?
modernghana.com (Dr Kwame Opoku) So far the only reviews that I have seen of James Cuno's book Who Owns Antiquity have been very positive, and his book has most usefully inspired some good dialogue on the subject of the "ownership" of heritage. This...
- Egypt Asserts Ownership Of Its Past
Marketplace (Amy Scott) (Slideshow - 2 images) All the audio links appear to have moved on to other stories now, but here's an extract from the text page: Thousands of ancient treasures have left Egypt over the centuries. Many were carted away by...