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Stolen, smuggled, sold : on the hunt for cultural treasures /

"Tells the dark and compelling stories of iconic cultural objects that were stolen, smuggled or sold, and eventually returned back to their original owner. This book is structured as a series of vivid stories in which the reader joins the author as she uncovers a cultural treasure and follows i...

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Main Author: Moses, Nancy, 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Subjects and Genres:
Cultural property > Protection > Anecdotes.
Archaeological thefts > Anecdotes.
Art thefts > Anecdotes.
Smuggling > Anecdotes.
Black market > Anecdotes.
Archaeological thefts > Investigation > Anecdotes.
Art thefts > Investigation > Anecdotes.
Vol d'antiquités > Anecdotes.
Vol d'objets d'art > Anecdotes.
Contrebande > Anecdotes.
Marché noir > Anecdotes.
20.19 art and society: other.
Archaeological thefts.
Art thefts.
Art thefts > Investigation.
Black market.
Cultural property > Protection.
Smuggling.
Kulturgüterschutz.
Kunstdiebstahl
Grabraub
Kunsthandel
Schwarzmarkt
Kulturarvsbrott.
Kulturarvsskydd.
Konststölder.
Gravplundringar.
Svart marknad.
Anecdotes
Anecdotes.
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Table of Contents:
  • The lady in the jeweled dog collar
  • The case of the missing masterpiece
  • Ghost dancing at Wounded Knee
  • Babe Ruth on a quail hunt
  • The only pharaoh outside of Egypt
  • Selling history
  • Sumerian plunder
  • Heroes.

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