{"product_id":"us-cultural-diplomacy-and-archaeology-christina-luke-9780415645492","title":"US Cultural Diplomacy and Archaeology: Soft Power, Hard Heritage","description":"\u003cp\u003eArchaeology's links to international relations are well known: launching and sustaining international expeditions requires the honed diplomatic skills of ambassadors. U.S. foreign policy depends on archaeologists to foster mutual understanding, mend fences, and build bridges. This book explores how international partnerships inherent in archaeological legal instruments and policies, especially involvement with major U.S. museums, contribute to the underlying principles of U.S. cultural diplomacy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchaeology forms a critical part of the U.S. State Department's diplomatic toolkit. Many, if not all, current U.S.-sponsored and directed archaeological projects operate within U.S. diplomatic agendas. \u003ci\u003eU.S. Cultural Diplomacy and Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to evaluate museums and their roles in presenting the past at national and international levels, contextualizing the practical and diplomatic processes of archaeological research within the realm of cultural heritage. Drawing from analyses and discussion of several U.S. governmental agencies' treatment of international cultural heritage and its funding, the history of diplomacy-entangled research centers abroad, and the necessity of archaeologists' involvement in diplomatic processes, this seminal work has implications for the fields of cultural heritage, anthropology, archaeology, museum studies, international relations, law, and policy studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Luke, Morag Kersel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415645492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415645492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/20\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.31h x 6.23w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013","brand":"Christina Luke","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46094088896767,"sku":"9780415645492","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e0a6a47-144b-46dc-9543-7fcc003b1a92.jpg?v=1724843651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/us-cultural-diplomacy-and-archaeology-christina-luke-9780415645492","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}