{"product_id":"9780813080406-the-market-for-mesoamerica","title":"The Market for Mesoamerica","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReflections on the Sale of Pre-Columbian Antiquities\u003cbr\u003eExplores past, current, and future policies and trends concerning the sales and illicit movement of artifacts from Mesoamerica to museums and private collections. Informed by the fields of anthropology, economics, law, and criminology, contributors critically analyse practices of research and collecting in Central American countries.\u003cbr\u003ePre-Columbian artifacts are among the most popular items on the international antiquities market, yet it is becoming increasingly difficult to monitor these items as public, private, and digital sales proliferate. This timely volume explores past, current, and future policies and trends concerning the sales and illicit movement of artifacts from Mesoamerica to museums and private collections.   Informed by the fields of anthropology, economics, law, and criminology, contributors critically analyze practices of research and collecting in Central American countries. They assess the circulation of looted and forged artifacts on the art market and in museums and examine government and institutional policies aimed at fighting trafficking. They also ask if and how scholars can use materials removed from their context to interpret the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe theft of cultural heritage items from their places of origin is a topic of intense contemporary discussion, and \u003cem\u003eThe Market for Mesoamerica\u003c\/em\u003e updates our knowledge of this issue by presenting undocumented and illicit antiquities within a regional and global context. Through discussion of transparency, accountability, and ethical practice, this volume ultimately considers how antiquities can be protected and studied through effective policy and professional practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors: Cara G. Tremain   Donna Yates   Martin Berger   Allison Davis   James Doyle   Rosemary Joyce   Nancy L. Kelker   Guido Krempel   Christina Luke   Sofia Paredes Maury   Adam Sellen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41109642772577,"sku":"9780813080406","price":22.21,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_37782931.jpg?v=1763015093","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780813080406-the-market-for-mesoamerica","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}