The newest review bashing James Cuno’s argument in Who Owns Antiquity? is intelligent, well-written, maybe even poetic.
Through the vehicle of Cicero, Ingrid D. Rowland analyzes the validity of Cuno’s argument, and concludes it is “self-servingly flawed.” It’s a lengthy read, but a worthwhile one at that.
Read “Back to the Source: Who owns antiquity? Museums and the battle over our ancient heritage” by Ingrid D. Rowland on The Australian.
Rowland has just released her new book Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heritic. She tells the story of the pre-Galileo Italian who also had visions of the universe that were beyond his time. This fellow, however, was burned at the stake as a result. The book is getting good reviews, and should be worth checking out if you are interested in the society and space of sixteenth century Rome.










October 6, 2008 at 12:14 am
For other reviews, see the list on Looting Matters.
http://lootingmatters.blogspot.com/2008/06/reviews-of-who-owns-antiquity.html
October 6, 2008 at 3:55 am
Great! That is a comprehensive list of the Cuno reviews. I’ll refer readers to it in the future.
Thank you~
Kimberly
November 10, 2008 at 12:45 pm
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