‘Let them rest in peace’: Exploring interconnections between repatriation from museum and battlefield contexts

Gareth Knapman*

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Abstract

This chapter draws from a range of resources to explore the interconnections between the experiences and responses of those whose fallen relatives lie in war graves and those whose Ancestors are stored in museums. The chapter reveals important similarities among these two categories. Importantly, the chapter emphasises the parallels between violent processes of colonialism and other global conflicts while contrasting the dramatically differing responses to the treatment of human remains in each of these contexts.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Routledge Companion to Indigenous Repatriation
Subtitle of host publicationReturn, Reconcile, Renew
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages874-889
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)9781351398886
ISBN (Print)9781138303584
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2020

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