Art crime : terrorists, tomb raiders, forgers and thieves / edited by Noah Charney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Charney, Noah, editor, writer of introduction.

Association for Research into Crimes against Art.

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art thefts.

Art--Forgeries.

Art.

Cultural property--Protection--Law and legislation--Criminal provisions.

Cultural property.

71.65 criminality as a social problem.

20.19 art and society: other.

Local Subjects:

71.65 criminality as a social problem.

20.19 art and society: other.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 364 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

Summary:

"Art crime has its share of cinematic thefts and larger-than-life characters, but it is also the realm of transnational organized crime groups and terrorists, and is integrally linked to the drug and arms trades. Since the Second World War, art crime has shifted from a relatively innocuous, often ideological crime, into a major international problem, considered by some to be the third-highest grossing criminal trade worldwide. This rich volume features work by the most respected and knowledgeable experts in this interdisciplinary subject, both professionals and scholars."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Forger : fakes and forgeries

Terrorist : policing, investigation and terrorism

Tomb raider : archaeology and antiquities looting.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781137407566

1137407565

OCLC:

930484724

Publisher Number:

99983344278