
The Rescuers
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The ten stories in The Rescuers include a variety of objects, motivations, locations and historic periods. They include a Scottish prehistoric site; Soviet-era seed banking; mid-20th century photographic masterworks; African American and immigrant folk music; Alaskan Native ceremonial and cultural objects; and a German language, Czech author whose manuscripts now reside in an Israeli archive.
While each is a unique story, it is also representative of similar cases. Chapters explore some of the most controversial issues facing society today: appropriation, repatriation, indigenous rights, copyright law, racism, and the impact of tourism on fragile cultural sites.
What does the act of rescue mean? What is the psychology of those who commit these acts? Should the imperatives of society trump the rights of individuals to control their own legacy? Is more ethical for a museum to preserve cultural treasures or to return them to a tribe that might destroy them? What are the trade offs between economic development and historic preservation? These are the conundrums of today, the challenges of the future.
The stories included cover:
The Monuments Officers' recovery of cultural treasures stolen by NazisThe saving of Skara Brae in Scotland by the Laird of BrecknessThe rescue of the Iraqi Jewish Archive by Harold Rhode and Doris HamburgTom Cade's preservation of Peregrine falconsLouis Shotridge and George B. Gordon's saving of Alaska's Tlingit cultureThe preservation of American folk songs by John Lomax
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Inhalt
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures and Plates
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Monuments Officers and Culture Warriors
- Chapter 2: The Laird of Breckness: The Man Who Saved Skara Brae
- Chapter 3: Harold Rhode, Doris Hamburg, and Others: The Men and Women Who Saved the Iraqi Jewish Archive
- Chapter 4: Tom Cade: The Man Who Saved the Peregrine Falcon
- Chapter 5: Louis Shotridge and George B. Gordon: The Men Who Saved Tlingit Culture
- Chapter 6: John A. Lomax: The Man Who Saved American Folk Song Classics
- Additional Reading
- Chapter 1: Monuments Officers and Culture Warriors
- Chapter 2: The Laird of Breckness: The Man Who Saved Skara Brae
- Chapter 3: Harold Rhode, Doris Hamburg, and Others: The Men and Women Who Saved the Iraqi Jewish Archive
- Chapter 4: Tom Cade: The Man Who Saved the Peregrine Falcon
- Chapter 5: Louis Shotridge and George B. Gordon: The Men Who Saved Tlingit Culture
- Chapter 6: John A. Lomax: The Man Who Saved American Folk Song Classics
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Index
- About the Author
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