Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the battle over our ancient herit

"Antiquities", James Cuno argues, "are the cultural property of all humankind, evidence of the world´s ancient past and not that of a particular modern nation. They comprise antiquity, and antiquity knows no borders".
In this controversial book, the author argues that nationalistic retention and reclamation policies impede common access to this common heritage and encourage a dubious and dangerous politicization of antiquities -and of culture itself.