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Loot. The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World.
by WAXMAN, SHARON
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0805090886
- ISBN 13
- 9780805090888
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About This Item
United States.: Henry Holt & Company.. Reprint.. 2008.. 8 colour illustrations, black and white illustrations throughout, xiv + 414pp, notes, selected bibliography, index, slight soiling upper cover, very good paperback copy. "For the past two centuries, the West has plundered 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. Sharon Waxman brings us inside this high-stakes conflict, from the great cities of the West to Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Italy, as these countries face down the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum, the British Museum, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. She shows how the actions of a few determined and implacable characters may yet strip these museums of some of their most cherished treasures.
For readers who are fascinated by antiquity, who love to frequent museums, and who believe in the value of cultural exchange, 'Loot' opens a new window on an enduring conflict." (Publisher's description). .
For readers who are fascinated by antiquity, who love to frequent museums, and who believe in the value of cultural exchange, 'Loot' opens a new window on an enduring conflict." (Publisher's description). .
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- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 213531
- Title
- Loot. The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World.
- Author
- WAXMAN, SHARON
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0805090886
- ISBN 13
- 9780805090888
- Publisher
- Henry Holt & Company.
- Place of Publication
- United States.
- Date Published
- 2008.
- Keywords
- Colonialism, Middle East, Museum, Historic Sites, Gallery & Art Guides, West, zz_Gallery_Out_of_Print_and_Secondhand_Books
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Asia Bookroom is a large open shop specialising in books on Asia. We also have smaller sections on the Middle East and the Pacific. Our stock ranges from antiquarian books through to new books. We also carry ephemera relating to Asia including an interesting range of 19th and 20th Century ephemera published in East Asia in English, Chinese and Japanese.
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