Restitution From a Global Perspective: Memory, Identity and Politics

Restitution From A Global Perspective: Memory, Identity and Politics provides a critical, global analysis of the ongoing discussions and debates that promote or hinder restitution.Chapters within the book are authored by a diverse, international group of well-established thinkers in this area and cover a wide range of subjects, including decolonization, democratization, reparation, repatriation, post-colonialism, human rights, migration and globalization. Taking a truly global approach, the book considers the role of restitution in the production of local and national histories and religious and cultural practices.It will also critically examine the embedded national, regional and geopolitical implications of the debate, arguing that it is no longer only a North-South or African-Europe phenomenon, but an interregional and intercontinental issue.Providing a critical look at the roles of museums and the exhibition of heritage properties, the book also examines the narratives accompanying