TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carman,John
TI  - Against cultural property: archaeology, heritage and ownership 
T2  - Duckworth debates in archaeology
SN  - 071563402X (pbk.)
AV  - CC135 .C375 2005
U1  - 363.69 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London
PB  - Duckworth
KW  - Cultural property
KW  - Protection
KW  - Archaeology
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Property
KW  - Cultuurgoed
KW  - gtt
KW  - Eigendom
KW  - Management
KW  - Antiquities
KW  - Collection and preservation
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Cultural policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-135) and index; Illicit antiquities: where categories, value and property meet in archaeology --; Property --; Archaeological values --; Archaeology as property --; Archaeology as common property --; Archaeology as an open-access resource
N2  - "The term 'cultural property' is widespread in the field of heritage management and is a particularly powerful concept in legal approaches, but its validity is never challenged. 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 its care. Any debate that does take place is limited to comparing private with state ownership, often under the pretence that the latter represents a form of 'stewardship'." "This work seeks to challenge the dominance of these limiting ideas by looking for alternatives. Taking as a starting-point the four different types of property relation generally recognised by lawyers and economists, the book explores the implications for cultural objects of different property regimes. In presenting an argument that the concept of 'property' is inappropriate for the heritage, the book challenges much that is taken for granted in the field of heritage management."--BOOK JACKET
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