Featuring insights from over 50 successful Canadians, this book offers a wealth of experiences that can inspire readers to launch their own careers. By sharing personal stories and valuable lessons learned, it serves as a motivational guide for anyone looking to ignite their professional journey. The collective wisdom within these pages provides practical advice and encouragement, making it a valuable resource for aspiring entrepreneurs and professionals alike.
Exploring the contentious history of the Parthenon Marbles, this book delves into their removal from the Acropolis by Lord Elgin's men in the early 19th century. It examines their role in ongoing debates surrounding cultural heritage and restitution, highlighting the complex dynamics involving museums, governments, and public opinion. By providing a fresh perspective, the book sheds light on why these ancient sculptures continue to provoke strong arguments today.
Debates about the restitution of cultural objects have been ongoing for many decades, but have acquired a new urgency recently with the intensification of scrutiny of European museum collections acquired in the colonial period. Alexander Herman's fascinating and accessible book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the restitution ......
Why are we still arguing over the Parthenon Marbles? This book provides a new 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, explaining how they became the cause célèbre of the larger debate around cultural heritage and restitution now taking place. The subject is one that is currently embroiling museums, governments, universities, and the public at large. The book offers a balanced and thorough account of the history of the Marbles from a critical perspective, 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, as well as for the many other cultural treasures held in museum collections outside their countries of origin. Importantly, the book offers a way forward for these disputes based on evidence of past practice, legal rules around the transfer of cultural objects and the role of museums in negotiating outcomes on the basis of international exchanges.