Loot : the battle over the stolen treasures of the ancient world /
For the past two centuries, the West has been plundering the treasures of the ancient world to fill its great museums, but in recent years, the countries where ancient civilizations originated have begun to push back, taking museums to court, prosecuting curators, and threatening to force the return...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Times Books,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description Sample text |
| Summary: | For the past two centuries, the West has been plundering the treasures of the ancient world to fill its great museums, but in recent years, the countries where ancient civilizations originated have begun to push back, taking museums to court, prosecuting curators, and threatening to force the return of these priceless objects. Where do these treasures rightly belong? Sharon Waxman, a former culture reporter for The New York Times and a longtime foreign correspondent, brings us inside this high-stakes conflict, examining the implications for the preservation of the objects themselves and for how we understand our shared cultural heritage. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 414 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [391]-394) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780805086539 0805086536 |