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Description:This timely volume explores past, current, and future policies and trends concerning the sales of antiquities from pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, which are among the most popular items on the international antiquities market Informed by the fields of anthropology, economics, law, and criminology, contributors critically analyze past practices of research and collecting in Central American countries. They assess the circulation of looted and forged artifacts on the art market and in museums and examine government and institutional policies aimed at fighting trafficking. They also ask if and how scholars can use materials removed from their context to interpret the past. The theft of cultural heritage items from their places of origin is a topic of intense contemporary discussion, and The Market for Mesoamerica updates our knowledge of this issue by presenting undocumented and illicit antiquities within a regional and global context. Through discussion of transparency, accountability, and ethical practice, this volume ultimately considers how antiquities can be preserved and studied through effective policy and professional practice. Cara G. Tremain is an instructor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Langara College. Donna Yates is lecturer in antiquities trafficking and art crime at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow. A volume in the series Maya Studies, edited by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. ChaseWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Market for Mesoamerica: Reflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities (Maya Studies). To get started finding The Market for Mesoamerica: Reflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities (Maya Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This timely volume explores past, current, and future policies and trends concerning the sales of antiquities from pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, which are among the most popular items on the international antiquities market Informed by the fields of anthropology, economics, law, and criminology, contributors critically analyze past practices of research and collecting in Central American countries. They assess the circulation of looted and forged artifacts on the art market and in museums and examine government and institutional policies aimed at fighting trafficking. They also ask if and how scholars can use materials removed from their context to interpret the past. The theft of cultural heritage items from their places of origin is a topic of intense contemporary discussion, and The Market for Mesoamerica updates our knowledge of this issue by presenting undocumented and illicit antiquities within a regional and global context. Through discussion of transparency, accountability, and ethical practice, this volume ultimately considers how antiquities can be preserved and studied through effective policy and professional practice. Cara G. Tremain is an instructor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Langara College. Donna Yates is lecturer in antiquities trafficking and art crime at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research at the University of Glasgow. A volume in the series Maya Studies, edited by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. ChaseWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Market for Mesoamerica: Reflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities (Maya Studies). To get started finding The Market for Mesoamerica: Reflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities (Maya Studies), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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