Jacobs, Justin M.
Plunder?: How Museums Got Their Treasures
- ISBN 13:
- 9781789149487
- author:
- Jacobs, Justin M.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Reaktion Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2024
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 15 x 22.5 x 2 centimetres (0.42
- Genre:
- History, General, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Justin Jacobs challenges the widely accepted narrative that Western museums' treasures were acquired through imperialist plunder and theft. In this thought-provoking work, he reexamines the provenance of Western collections, advocating for a nuanced understanding of how artifacts reached Western shores.
The global antiquities trade over the past two and a half centuries is reinterpreted, revealing that Western collectors were often willingly embraced by locals. This collaborative dynamic, largely ignored by contemporary museum critics, offers a compelling reassessment of one of the institutional pillars of the Enlightenment.
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