Bibliograph

Loot, the battle over the stolen treasures of the ancient world, Sharon Waxman

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Loot, the battle over the stolen treasures of the ancient world, Sharon Waxman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Loot

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

216941775

Responsibility statement

Sharon Waxman

Sub title

the battle over the stolen treasures of the ancient world

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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