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The great plunder : how China lost its treasures in the 19th and 20th centuries /

"This book provides a comprehensive overview of the dispersal of Chinese cultural relics from the late 19th to the early 20th century. Following the Opium Wars, there was a surge of Western interest in uncovering treasures in China, leading to the removal of countless artifacts by foreign explo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chang, Qing, 1965- (Author), Huang, Shan (Author)
Other Authors: McRyan, Daniel (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montréal (Québec), Canada : Royal Collins Publishing Group, 2025.
Edition:English edition.
Subjects:
Art objects, Chinese.
Cultural property > China.
Antiquities > Collection and preservation > Moral and ethical aspects.
China > Antiquities > Collection and preservation.
Objets d'art chinois.
Antiquités > Collections et conservation > Aspect moral.
Chine > Antiquités > Collections et conservation.

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