Loot : the battle over the stolen treasures of the ancient world
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Published
New York : Times Books, 2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
709.01 WAXMAN
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709.01 WAXMAN
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Published
New York : Times Books, 2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xiv, 414 pages, [8] pages of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-394) and index.
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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.