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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moses, Nancy, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property--Protection--Anecdotes.

Cultural property.

Archaeological thefts--Anecdotes.

Archaeological thefts.

Art thefts--Anecdotes.

Art thefts.

Smuggling--Anecdotes.

Smuggling.

Black market--Anecdotes.

Black market.

Archaeological thefts--Investigation--Anecdotes.

Art thefts--Investigation--Anecdotes.

Art thefts--Investigation.

Cultural property--Protection.

Genre:

Anecdotes.

Physical Description:

xix, 152 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

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.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Beardwood Fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780759121928

0759121923

OCLC:

909198236