Between "colonial amnesia" and "victimization biases": Double standards in Italian cultural heritage law

Title

Between "colonial amnesia" and "victimization biases": Double standards in Italian cultural heritage law

Description

This article offers a critical appraisal of the evolution of Italian cultural heritage law with respect to issues of colonial and war restitution and of control over the import of potentially trafficked cultural property. As Italy is usually considered a "source country" and a victim of historical depredations, a form of "selective blindness" to its colonial past and to its role at the receiving end of both past and current misappropriations of cultural objects is discussed.

Creator

Visconti, Arianna

Publisher

Berlin : Walter de Gruyter

Date Issued

2021

Bibliographic Citation

International Journal of Cultural Property; Vol. 28 Issue 4 (2021)

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