Plundering Africa's past

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Plundering Africa's past

edited by Peter R. Schmidt & Roderick J. McIntosh

Indiana University Press , James Currey, c1996

  • : us
  • : us : pbk
  • : uk
  • : uk : pbk

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"The Carter Lectures, Center for African Studies, University of Florida, 1993"--P. facing t.p

Includes bibliographical references and index

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: us : pbk ISBN 9780253210548

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"An important book at a time when the booming illicit trade in African antiquities and the despoiling of some of the continent's prime archeological sites generate little concern in the art world." -Foreign Affairs "This benchmark publication challenges all of us to be part of the solution. Plundering Africa's Past cannot help but raise the level of discourse and consciousness about the looting problem, what needs to be done to stop it and about the relationship between Africa and the West." -African Studies Review "Plundering Africa's Past should be required reading for all archaeologists, historians, art historians, museum curators, and government officials involved in the cultural heritages of Africa, as well as most countries and continents with a disappearing past." -H-Net Book Review African government and museum officials, members of international agencies, academics, and journalists examine why the African past is disappearing at a rate perhaps unmatched in any other part of the world. Each looks at the international network of looting and trafficking from a different perspective. Here, for the first time, is a frank indictment of African contributions to the problem-voiced by the distinguished African essayists. The book concludes with a discussion of specific steps that could halt the disappearance of Africa's art and antiquities.

Table of Contents

Preface The African Past Endangered, by Peter R. Schmidt and Roderick J. McIntosh The Human Right to a Cultural Heritage: African Applications, by Peter R. Schmidt Saving the Heritage: UNESCO's Action Against Illicit Traffic in Africa, by Lyndel V. Prott Just Say Shame: Excising the Rot of Cultural Genocide, by Roderick J. McIntosh A View Inside the Illicit Trade in African Antiquities, by Michel Brent The Fight Against the Plundering of Lalian Cultural Heritage and Illicit Exportation: National Efforts and International Cooperation, by Samuel Sidibe U.S. Efforts in the Protection of Cutlural Property: Implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention, by Maria Papageorge Kouroupas Africa's Vanishing Cultural Heritage: Reflections of an American Cultural Diplomat, by Robert R. LaGamma A Conservation Dilemma over African Royal Art in Cameroon, by Paul Nchoji Nkwi Past as Prologues: Empowering AFrica's Cultural Institutions, by Henry John drewal Nigerian Art as Endangered Specia, by Dele Jegede Coping with Collapse in the 1990s: West African Museums, Universities, and National Partimonies, by Merrick Posnansky How Accurate Are Interpretations of African Objects in Western Museums?, by Francis B. Musonda Whose Cultural Heritage? Conflicts and Contradictions in the Conservation of Historic Structures, Towns, and Rock Art in Tanzania, by Amini Aza Mturi The Deterioration and Destruction of Archaeological and Historical Sites in Tanzania, by N. J. Karoma Kenya's Destruction of the Swahili Cultural Heritage, by C. Kusimba Preservation of Cultural Heritage on the East African Coast, by Thomas H. Wilson and Athman Lali Omar Starting from scratch: The Past, Present, and future Management of Somalia's Cultural Heritage, by steven A. brandt and Osman Yusuf Mohamed Index
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: uk : pbk ISBN 9780852557389

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The conclusion discusses specific steps that could be taken to halt the plunder. This text examines why the African past, namely its art and antiquities, is disappearing at a rate perhaps unmatched in any other part of the world. Each essay looks at the international network of looting and trafficking, and theconclusion discusses specific steps that could halt the disappearance of Africa'a cultural heritage. The text presents an indictment of African contributions to the problem, and the contributors include African government and museum officials, members of international agencies, academics and journalists. North America: Indiana U Press
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: uk ISBN 9780852557396

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This text examines why the African past, namely its art and antiquities, is disappearing at a rate perhaps unmatched in any other part of the world. Each essay looks at the international network of looting and trafficking, and theconclusion discusses specific steps that could halt the disappearance of Africa'a cultural heritage. The text presents an indictment of African contributions to the problem, and the contributors include African government and museum officials, members of international agencies,academics, and journalists.

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