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News > New Book: "Beyond Restitution. Exploring the Stories of Cultural Objects After their Return" Kristin Hausler and Elke Selter

New Book: "Beyond Restitution. Exploring the Stories of Cultural Objects After their Return" Kristin Hausler and Elke Selter


Beyond Restitution  

Exploring the Stories of Cultural Objects After their Return

Kristin Hausler and Elke Selter

This open access book offers a unique perspective on the repatriation of cultural objects by focusing on the aftermath of the return processes.

It tells the story of 7 cultural objects that were housed in European institutions and returned to countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The book presents insights into past return processes, the manifold modalities that such processes have followed, and, at times, unexpected outcomes.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the Leverhulme Trust.

Kristin Hausler is the Dorset Senior Fellow and Director of the Centre for International Law at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, UK.

Elke Selter is Director of Programs at ALIPH, the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas, Switzerland.

Aug 2025   |   9781509982523   |   272pp   |   Hbk   |    RRP: £90

Discount Price: £72

Order online at www.hartpublishing.co.uk  – use the code GLR BD8 to get 20% off!


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