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1 online resource |
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text file rda |
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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. |
| Summary |
"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 its often-convoluted trail. Along the way author and reader encounter a cast of fascinating characters from the underbelly of the cultural world: unscrupulous grave robbers, sinister middlemen, ruthless art dealers, venal Nazis, canny lawyers, valiant academics, unstoppable investigative reporters, unwitting curators, and dedicated government officials"--Provided by publishers. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Cultural property -- Protection -- Anecdotes.
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Archaeological thefts -- Anecdotes.
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Art thefts -- Anecdotes.
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Smuggling -- Anecdotes.
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Black market -- Anecdotes.
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Archaeological thefts -- Investigation -- Anecdotes.
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Art thefts -- Investigation -- Anecdotes.
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Archaeological thefts. |
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Art thefts. |
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Art thefts -- Investigation. |
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Black market. |
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Cultural property -- Protection. |
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Smuggling. |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
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Anecdotes.
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| Added Author |
Boundless (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9780759121942 : $41.99 |
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075912194X : $41.99 |
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