Description:
This book examines why human remains in museum collections have become controversial in the last three decades. It establishes that the issue has been promoted by influential members of the sector as part of a broader attempt to distance themselves from their foundational role as a consequence of a crisis of cultural authority.
Review Quotes:
'This is an excellent and detailed introduction to an important topic in the museum field today.' - Annette Rein, ICOM News
'Fluent and well-argued' - Minerva
'describes, with thinly disguised dismay, the changes that led the British Museum and Natural History Museum to abandon their opposition to repatriating human remains.' - The Art Newspaper