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Rethinking the Greek Campaign to Repatriate the Parthenon Marbles

Problems and Complexities with Contested Cultural Heritage

James Beresford (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

388 Seiten

2026
Pallas Publications (Verlag)
9789048565009 (ISBN)

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Offering an incisive examination into aspects of the controversy regarding ownership of the marble sculptures infamously removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin in the early nineteenth century, this volume challenges long-held scholarly assumptions frequently made in support of the return of the artworks to Athens. With the fate of the Parthenon’s marbles thrust into the spotlight of international media attention over recent years as high-level talks have been underway in an effort to resolve the long-running dispute, this timely book exposes some of the historical inaccuracies and misleading information frequently passed off to academics, students and the general public in an effort to bolster support for the repatriation of the marbles to Greece. It is a volume that offers a fresh perspective on what has long been regarded as the touchstone case for disputes concerning contested cultural heritage.

James Beresford is currently a Tutor of History, Genealogy and Archaeology within the department of Lifelong Learning at Aberystwyth University. He has also taught in Japan, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan, as well as at various institutions within the United Kingdom. He is the author of The Ancient Sailing Season (2013), and was previously an editor of Minerva:.The International Review of Ancient Art and Archaeology. Before recently returning to Wales, he lived for several years in Greece. He holds masters and doctoral degrees in Archaeology from the University of Oxford (Keble College)..

Acknowledgements
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Foreword: Timothy Loughton
Introduction
1. The Elgin Marbles, Acropolis Marbles and Parthenon Marbles: Tabulating Troublesome Terminologies
2. Marbles of the Mosque
3. The Parthenon and the Logo of UNESCO
4. How Not to Go About Building a Museum: Political Incompetency and a Torturous Construction Project
5. One of Our Caryatids is Missing: Repatriation of the Absent Marble Maiden
Conclusion
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.3.2026
Reihe/Serie	Global Heritage and Memory Studies in the Present
Zusatzinfo	5 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Amsterdam
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Reisen ► Reiseführer ► Europa
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
ISBN-13	9789048565009 / 9789048565009
Zustand	Neuware