The British Museum: An Imperial Museum in a Post-Imperial World
This article examines the British Museum’s imperialist attitudes towards classical heritage. Despite considerable pressure from foreign governments, the museum has consistently refused to return art and antiquities that it acquired under the aegis of empire. It is the contention of this article that...
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| Language: | English |
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UTS ePRESS
2011-12-01
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| Series: | Public History Review |
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| Online Access: | http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/phrj/article/view/1523 |