Cultural Heritage Issues: The Legacy of Conquest, Colonization and Commerce

The global community, dependent as always on the cooperation of nation states and the assistance of international organizations, is gradually learning to address the serious threats to the cultural heritage of our disparate but shared civilizations. The legacy of conquest, colonization, and commerce largely defines and explains these threats.

The essays in this volume are based on papers presented at an international conference on cultural heritage issues that took place at Willamette Univer...