{"product_id":"who-owns-native-culture-michael-f-brown-9780674016330","title":"Who Owns Native Culture?","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe practical and artistic creations of native peoples permeate everyday life in settler nations, from the design elements on our clothing to the plot-lines of books we read to our children. Rarely, however, do native communities benefit materially from this use of their heritage, a situation that drives growing resistance to what some denounce as \"cultural theft.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho Owns Native Culture?\u003c\/i\u003e documents the efforts of indigenous peoples to redefine heritage as a proprietary resource. Michael Brown takes readers into settings where native peoples defend what they consider their cultural property: a courtroom in Darwin, Australia, where an Aboriginal artist and a clan leader bring suit against a textile firm that infringes sacred art; archives and museums in the United States, where Indian tribes seek control over early photographs and sound recordings collected in their communities; and the Mexican state of Chiapas, site of a bioprospecting venture whose legitimacy is questioned by native-rights activists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy focusing on the complexity of actual cases, Brown casts light on indigenous claims in diverse fields--religion, art, sacred places, and botanical knowledge. He finds both genuine injustice and, among advocates for native peoples, a troubling tendency to mimic the privatizing logic of major corporations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author proposes alternative strategies for defending the heritage of vulnerable native communities without blocking the open communication essential to the life of pluralist democracies. \u003ci\u003eWho Owns Native Culture?\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively, accessible introduction to questions of cultural ownership, group privacy, intellectual property, and the recovery of indigenous identities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael F. Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674016335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674016330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.06w x 0.91d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 32","brand":"Michael F. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990250520831,"sku":"9780674016330","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dd63406-0f38-40de-9fde-6fa5a0804d2a.jpg?v=1683303824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/who-owns-native-culture-michael-f-brown-9780674016330","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}