International law, museums, and the return of cultural objects

Abstract

Introduction 1. The state and national culture in the early nineteenth century 2. International law, international exhibitions in the late nineteenth century 3. Dismantling empires and post-World War I peace treaties 4. Colonised peoples and the League of Nations 5. Restitution in the mid-twentieth century 6. Genocide, human rights and colonised peoples during the Cold War 7. Decolonisation without restitution 8. Indigenous peoples and restitution as a process 9. Indigenous peoples, states and reconciliation Conclusion.