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1 online resource (263 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Series Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Part I Introducing underwater cultural heritage; 1 Introduction; Underwater cultural heritage; Law; Maritime laws and law of the sea; Chapters of this book; Valuation: the violin of the Titanic; Preservation: climate change; Sustainability: preservation in situ; Intangibility: watery graves; Identity: nationless shipwrecks; Human rights: migrant shipwrecks; Politics: the South China Sea |
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Other practices: treasure hunters and money launderingConclusions; Notes; Bibliography; 2 Key concepts; Heritage as material; Heritage as ideas; Heritage as data; Heritage as a process; Identity; Emotion; Memories; Politics; Culture; Values; Conclusions; Note; Bibliography; Part II Case studies; 3 Valuation: The violin of the Titanic; Introduction; Issue; State of knowledge; Ethical dilemmas: valuation; Museum curators: values for the benefit of all; A museum object: defunctionalisation; A sound window: transformation; Movies and media: prosthetic memory |
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Auction market: values by and for private propertyProposal: changes in the status; Possible changes if the violin is considered to be public cultural heritage; Possible changes if the violin is considered to be private property, but available to all; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; 4 Uses: Ancient lead for dark matter experiments; Introduction; Issue; State of knowledge; Ethical dilemmas: uses; For the benefit of humanity: which benefit?; No uses allowed; Only justified uses allowed; All uses allowed; In situ preservation of underwater cultural heritage |
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Commercial exploitation: is it commercial exploitation?Trade of ancient lead ingots in exchange for funding for excavations; Economic profit for the laboratories; Private trade and market of ancient lead; Proposal: animals' protocol; Conclusions; Use; Recovery; Current loss of information, which is avoidable; Loss of information for the future; Note; Bibliography; 5 Preservation: Climate change; Introduction; Issue; Ocean currents; Chemical changes; The rising sea levels; State of knowledge; Waterlogged wood; Organic material other than wood; Cellulosic material; Plant products; Animal origin |
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TextilesTeeth and ivory; Bone; Leather; Metals; Iron; Copper; Brass and bronze; Pewter, lead and tin; Silver; Gold; Aluminium; Others; Ceramics; Glass; Stone; Ethical dilemmas: preservation; The exposing, damage or movement of current underwater cultural heritage; Cultural heritage transformed into underwater cultural heritage; Proposal: natural/cultural partnership; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; 6 Sustainability; Preservation in situ; Introduction; Issue; Displacement; In situ; State of knowledge; Ethical dilemmas: sustainability; In situ preservation arguments |
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Proposal: sustainable blue cultural heritage |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429885792 |
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0429885792 |
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