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- The Brutish Museums
- Title
- The Brutish Museums
- Book Title
- Brutish Museums : the Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution
- Subtitle
- The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0745346227
- EAN
- 9780745346229
- ISBN
- 9780745346229
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Genre
- Travel, Art, History
- Topic
- Africa / West, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Museum Studies, African
- Release Date
- 20/10/2021
- Release Year
- 2021
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 7.8in
- Item Width
- 5.1in
- Item Weight
- 12.7 Oz
- Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020 'Essential' - Sunday Times 'Brilliantly enraged' - New York Review of Books 'A real game-changer'- Economist Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of origin. They do not mention that the objects are all stolen. Few artefacts embody this history of rapacious and extractive colonialism better than the Benin Bronzes - a collection of thousands of metal plaques and sculptures depicting the history of the Royal Court of the Obas of Benin City, Nigeria. Pillaged during a British naval attack in 1897, the loot was passed on to Queen Victoria, the British Museum and countless private collections. The Brutish Museums sits at the heart of a heated debate about cultural restitution, repatriation and the decolonisation of museums. Since its first publication, museums across the western world have begun to return their Bronzes to Nigeria, heralding a new era in the way we understand the collections of empire we once took for granted.
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Pluto Press
ISBN-10
0745346227
ISBN-13
9780745346229
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18050083081
Product Key Features
Book Title
Brutish Museums : the Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Africa / West, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Museum Studies, African
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Travel, Art, History
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.8in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5.1in
Item Weight
12.7 Oz
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Am135.H5 2021
Reviews
'An epiphanic book for many generations to come' Victor Ehikhamenor, visual artist and writer 'Unflinching, elegantly written and passionately argued, this is a call to action' Bénédicte Savoy, Professor of Art History at Technische University 'In his passionate, personal, and, yes, political account, Dan Hicks transforms our understanding of the looting of Benin. This book shows why being against violence now more than ever means repatriating stolen royal and sacred objects and restoring stolen memories' Nicholas Mirzoeff, Professor in the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University, 'A startling act of conscience. An important book which could overturn what people have felt about British history, empire, civilisation, Africa, and African art. It is with books like this that cultures are saved, by beginning truthfully to face the suppressed and brutal past. It has fired a powerful shot into the debate about cultural restitution. You will never see many European museums in the same way again. Books like this give one hope that a new future is possible.' - Ben Okri, poet and writer 'An epiphanic book for many generations to come' - Victor Ehikhamenor, visual artist and writer 'Unflinching, elegantly written and passionately argued, this is a call to action' - Bénédicte Savoy, Professor of Art History at Technische University 'In his passionate, personal, and, yes, political account, Dan Hicks transforms our understanding of the looting of Benin. This book shows why being against violence now more than ever means repatriating stolen royal and sacred objects and restoring stolen memories' - Nicholas Mirzoeff, Professor in the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University 'A real game-changer' - The Economist 'Destined to become an essential text' - Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times 'Dan, your words brought tears to my eyes. I salute you' - MC Hammer 'A powerful call for western museums to return the objects looted in the violent days of empire' - Guardian 'A masterful condemnation and inspiring call to action' - Los Angeles Review of Books 'The book is a vital call to action: part historical investigation, part manifesto, demanding the reader do away with the existing "brutish museums" of the title and find a new way for them to exist' - Charlotte Lydia Riley, Guardian 'If you care about museums and the world, read this book' - New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020 'Unsparing ... especially timely ... his book invites readers to help break the impasse by joining the movement for restitution.' - CNN 'Timely' - Nature 'Hicks's urgent, lucid, and brilliantly enraged book feels like a long-awaited treatise on justice' - Coco Fusco, New York Review of Books 'The Brutish Museums shows that colonial violence is unfinished, and as it persists in the present, it cannot be relativized.' - Ana Lucia Araujo, Public Books, 'The Brutish Museums argues, persuasively, that the corporate-militaristic pillage behind Europe's encyclopedic collections is not a simple matter of possession, but a systematic extension of warfare across time' The Baffler 'A bombshell book' Los Angeles Times 'After this book, there can be no more false justifications for holding Benin Bronzes in museums outside of Africa' Africa is a Country, 'Presents a powerful case for restitution of looted objects, and hostile responses to it highlight enduring attachments to imperialism 'Counterfire', 'A real game-changer' - The Economist 'If you care about museums and the world, read this book' - New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020 'Hicks's urgent, lucid, and brilliantly enraged book feels like a long-awaited treatise on justice' - Coco Fusco, New York Review of Books 'Unsparing ... especially timely ... his book invites readers to help break the impasse by joining the movement for restitution.' - CNN 'The book is a vital call to action: part historical investigation, part manifesto, demanding the reader do away with the existing "brutish museums" of the title and find a new way for them to exist' - Charlotte Lydia Riley, Guardian 'An epiphanic book for many generations to come' - Victor Ehikhamenor, visual artist and writer 'Unflinching, elegantly written and passionately argued, this is a call to action' - Bénédicte Savoy, Professor of Art History at Technische University 'In his passionate, personal, and, yes, political account, Dan Hicks transforms our understanding of the looting of Benin. This book shows why being against violence now more than ever means repatriating stolen royal and sacred objects and restoring stolen memories' - Nicholas Mirzoeff, Professor in the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University 'A startling act of conscience. An important book which could overturn what people have felt about British history, empire, civilisation, Africa, and African art. It is with books like this that cultures are saved, by beginning truthfully to face the suppressed and brutal past. It has fired a powerful shot into the debate about cultural restitution. You will never see many European museums in the same way again. Books like this give one hope that a new future is possible.' - Ben Okri, poet and writer 'Destined to become an essential text' - Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times 'Dan, your words brought tears to my eyes. I salute you' - MC Hammer 'A powerful call for western museums to return the objects looted in the violent days of empire' - Guardian 'A masterful condemnation and inspiring call to action' - Los Angeles Review of Books 'Timely' - Nature 'The Brutish Museums shows that colonial violence is unfinished, and as it persists in the present, it cannot be relativized.' - Ana Lucia Araujo, Public Books 'After this book, there can be no more false justifications for holding Benin Bronzes in museums outside of Africa' - Africa is a Country, 'Destined to become an essential text' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times 'Dan, your words brought tears to my eyes. I salute you' MC Hammer 'A masterful condemnation and inspiring call to action' Los Angeles Review of Books, 'Timely' Nature 'The Brutish Museums shows that colonial violence is unfinished, and as it persists in the present, it cannot be relativized.' Ana Lucia Araujo, Public Books 'The Brutish Museums leaves no stone unturned' Financial Times, 'A real game-changer' - The Economist 'If you care about museums and the world, read this book' - New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020 'Hicks's urgent, lucid, and brilliantly enraged book feels like a long-awaited treatise on justice' - Coco Fusco, New York Review of Books 'Unsparing ... especially timely ... his book invites readers to help break the impasse by joining the movement for restitution.' - CNN 'The book is a vital call to action: part historical investigation, part manifesto, demanding the reader do away with the existing "brutish museums" of the title and find a new way for them to exist' - Charlotte Lydia Riley, Guardian 'An epiphanic book for many generations to come' - Victor Ehikhamenor, visual artist and writer 'Unflinching, elegantly written and passionately argued, this is a call to action' - Bénédicte Savoy, Professor of Art History at Technische University 'In his passionate, personal, and, yes, political account, Dan Hicks transforms our understanding of the looting of Benin. This book shows why being against violence now more than ever means repatriating stolen royal and sacred objects and restoring stolen memories' - Nicholas Mirzoeff, Professor in the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University 'A startling act of conscience. An important book which could overturn what people have felt about British history, empire, civilisation, Africa, and African art. It is with books like this that cultures are saved, by beginning truthfully to face the suppressed and brutal past. It has fired a powerful shot into the debate about cultural restitution. You will never see many European museums in the same way again. Books like this give one hope that a new future is possible.' - Ben Okri, poet and writer 'Destined to become an essential text' - Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times 'Dan, your words brought tears to my eyes. I salute you' - MC Hammer 'A powerful call for western museums to return the objects looted in the violent days of empire' - Guardian 'A masterful condemnation and inspiring call to action' - Los Angeles Review of Books 'Timely' - Nature 'The Brutish Museums shows that colonial violence is unfinished, and as it persists in the present, it cannot be relativized.' - Ana Lucia Araujo, Public Books, 'Unsparing ... especially timely ... his book invites readers to help break the impasse by joining the movement for restitution.' CNN 'The book is a vital call to action: part historical investigation, part manifesto, demanding the reader do away with the existing "brutish museums" of the title and find a new way for them to exist' Charlotte Lydia Riley, Guardian 'A startling act of conscience. An important book which could overturn what people have felt about British history, empire, civilisation, Africa, and African art. It is with books like this that cultures are saved, by beginning truthfully to face the suppressed and brutal past. It has fired a powerful shot into the debate about cultural restitution. You will never see many European museums in the same way again. Books like this give one hope that a new future is possible.' Ben Okri, poet and writer, 'A real game-changer' The Economist 'If you care about museums and the world, read this book' New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020 'Hicks's urgent, lucid, and brilliantly enraged book feels like a long-awaited treatise on justice' Coco Fusco, New York Review of Books, 'A real game-changer' The Economist 'If you care about museums and the world, read this book' New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020 'Hicks's urgent, lucid, and brilliantly enraged book feels like a long-awaited treatise on justice' Coco Fusco, New York Review of Books 'Unsparing ... especially timely ... his book invites readers to help break the impasse by joining the movement for restitution.' CNN 'The book is a vital call to action: part historical investigation, part manifesto, demanding the reader do away with the existing "brutish museums" of the title and find a new way for them to exist' Charlotte Lydia Riley, Guardian 'A startling act of conscience. An important book which could overturn what people have felt about British history, empire, civilisation, Africa, and African art. It is with books like this that cultures are saved, by beginning truthfully to face the suppressed and brutal past. It has fired a powerful shot into the debate about cultural restitution. You will never see many European museums in the same way again. Books like this give one hope that a new future is possible.' Ben Okri, poet and writer 'An epiphanic book for many generations to come' Victor Ehikhamenor, visual artist and writer 'Unflinching, elegantly written and passionately argued, this is a call to action' Bénédicte Savoy, Professor of Art History at Technische University 'In his passionate, personal, and, yes, political account, Dan Hicks transforms our understanding of the looting of Benin. This book shows why being against violence now more than ever means repatriating stolen royal and sacred objects and restoring stolen memories' Nicholas Mirzoeff, Professor in the Department of Media, Culture and Communication at New York University 'Destined to become an essential text' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times 'Dan, your words brought tears to my eyes. I salute you' MC Hammer 'A masterful condemnation and inspiring call to action' Los Angeles Review of Books 'Timely' Nature 'The Brutish Museums shows that colonial violence is unfinished, and as it persists in the present, it cannot be relativized.' Ana Lucia Araujo, Public Books 'The Brutish Museums leaves no stone unturned' Financial Times 'The Brutish Museums argues, persuasively, that the corporate-militaristic pillage behind Europe's encyclopedic collections is not a simple matter of possession, but a systematic extension of warfare across time' The Baffler 'A bombshell book' Los Angeles Times 'After this book, there can be no more false justifications for holding Benin Bronzes in museums outside of Africa' Africa is a Country
Table of Content
List of Plates Preface Preface to the Paperback Edition 1. The Gun That Shoots Twice 2. A Theory of Taking 3. Necrography 4. White Projection 5. World War Zero 6. Corporate-Militarist Colonialism 7. War on Terror 8. The Benin-Niger-Soudan Expedition 9. The Sacking of Benin City 10. Democide 11. Iconoclasm 12. Looting 13. Necrology 14. 'The Museum of Weapons, etc.' 15. Chronopolitics 16. A Declaration of War 17. A Negative Moment 18. Ten Thousand Unfinished Events Afterword: A Decade of Returns Appendix 1: Provisional List of the Worldwide Locations Of Benin Plaques Looted in 1897 Appendix 2: Provenance of Benin Objects in the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford (the 'First Collection') Appendix 3: Sources of Benin Objects in the Former Pitt-Rivers Museum, Farnham (the 'Second Collection') Appendix 4: Current Location of Benin Objects Previously in the Pitt-Rivers Museum at Farnham (the 'Second Collection') Appendix 5: A Provisional List of Museums, Galleries and Collections that May Currently Hold Objects Looted from Benin City in 1897 Notes References Index
Copyright Date
2021
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Dewey Decimal
069.4
Dewey Edition
23
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