Gosling, Jessica Kumari;
(2012)
How significant is the UNESCO 1970 agreement towards current and historic approaches to repatriation?
Masters thesis (B.A), SOAS, University of London.
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Abstract
Issues relating to repatriation have a long and complicated history. This thesis assesses the role that the UNESCO 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Expor t and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property has played in bringing repatriation to international attention. Historical and post UNESCO Conventions are assessed. Disputed instances over the ownership of cultural heritage that have caused controversy in the past are presented. By comparing two case studies – the Parthenon Marbles and the Benin Bronzes – housed mainly in the British Museum, London, a comparison is made as to how ‘market-nations’ and ‘source-nations’ interact in regards to repatriation. An appraisal of the overall influence of the UNESCO 1970 Convention is presented.
| Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | B.A |
| Title: | How significant is the UNESCO 1970 agreement towards current and historic approaches to repatriation? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/31989678/228... |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Cultural Heritage, UNESCO, British Museum, Repatriation, Cultural Diplomacy |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10197771 |
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