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The Parthenon Marbles Dispute: Heritage, Law, Politics

By Alexander Herman
Hart Publishing September 2023

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ISBN-13
9781509967179
Publisher
Hart Publishing
Publication
September 2023
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Why are we still arguing over the Parthenon Marbles? This book offers a fresh take on the history of those famous pieces of ancient sculpture removed from the Acropolis in Athens by Lord Elgin’s men in the early 19th century. It explains how they became the cause célèbre of the larger debates around cultural heritage and restitution now taking place. The subject is one that is currently embroiling museums, governments, universities and the public at large.

Herman provides a balanced, thorough and critical account of the history of the Marbles, while considering the legalities of their initial removal and the ethics of their retention by the British Museum. It incorporates the views of curators, museum directors, lawyers, archaeologists, politicians and others in both London and Athens. It explains why this particular dispute has not been satisfactorily resolved, and suggests new ways of seeking resolution – for the Parthenon Marbles and for the many other cultural treasures held in museum collections outside their countries of origin.

The book sets out a way forward for this famously intractable dispute, one based on evidence of past practice, legal rules around the transfer of cultural objects and the role of museums in negotiating international exchanges.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction – The Unresolved Dispute
2. From the Slopes of Mount Penteli
3. A Story with Neither Hero nor Villain
4. A Firman by Any Other Name
5. A Museum Acquires Its Star Attraction
6. Back in Athens
7. The (Un)Titled Masterpiece
8. Restitution in International Law and Ethics
9. How to Think Like a Greek
10. How to Talk to an Englishman
11. Ending the Dispute
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