From the Global Renaissance to ‘New Relational Ethics’: Early Modern African Artifacts in European Museums and Matters of Restitution

Vera-Simone Schulz

From the Global Renaissance to ‘New Relational Ethics’: Early Modern African Artifacts in European Museums and Matters of Restitution

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From the Global Renaissance to ‘New Relational Ethics’: Early Modern African Artifacts in European Museums and Matters of Restitution. / Schulz, Vera-Simone.
In: Africa e Mediterraneo, Vol. 100, 2024, p. 50–57.

Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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