{"product_id":"the-empty-showcase-syndrome-tough-questions-about-cultural-heritage-from-colonial-regions-paperback","title":"The Empty Showcase Syndrome: Tough Questions about Cultural Heritage from Colonial Regions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJos Van Beurden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEuropean countries, including the Netherlands, are increasingly more willing to return looted art to their former colonies. In doing so, however, they are confronted with hard choices. In \u003ci\u003eThe Empty Showcase Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e, Jos van Beurden explores three of the toughest questions that countries and governments face. First, former colonial powers often hesitate to relinquish control over the provenance research into the looted items to their former colonies. Secondly, most private owners keep quiet about their collections, while these collections should also be included in the restitution debates. Finally, many former colonies struggle with the question of where exactly the returned collections should go: to their national museums or to the old royal houses or indigenous communities from which these collections were stolen. In this book, Jos van Beurden uses many examples from the Netherlands, which has recently returned stolen art to Indonesia and Sri Lanka.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Jos van Beurden is a senior researcher colonial cultural collections and restitution (Free University, Amsterdam). His most recent publications are: \u003ci\u003eTreasures in Trusted Hands - Negotiating the Future of Colonial Cultural Objects\u003c\/i\u003e (Leiden 2017) (nominated for the NWO Boekman Dissertation Price), and \u003ci\u003eThe Return of Cultural and Historical Treasures - The Case of the Netherlands\u003c\/i\u003e (Amsterdam 2012). \u003cbr\u003eFor his merits in the cultural heritage field, Van Beurden was appointed Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau. Jos van Beurden is founder of the news-clipping service \u003ci\u003eRM* (restitution matters)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452284743929,"sku":"9789048564071","price":44.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/FYv8KGxoRA9789048564071.webp?v=1779947668","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-empty-showcase-syndrome-tough-questions-about-cultural-heritage-from-colonial-regions-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}