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Art crime : terrorists, tomb raiders, forgers and thieves / edited by Noah Charney (Association for Research into Crimes against Art).
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art thefts.
- Art--Forgeries.
- Art.
- Cultural property--Protection--Law and legislation--Criminal provisions.
- Cultural property.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 364 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- When one thinks of art crime, a Hollywood image is conjured, one of black-clad cat burglars, thieves in top hats and white gloves, and perhaps the occasional criminal collector twirling his waxed moustache as he cackles maniacally over a stolen horde in his Bavarian castle. But the truth behind art crime is far more sinister, and more intriguing. 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. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Forger : fakes and forgeries
- Terrorists : policing, investigation and terrorism
- Tomb raiders : archaeology and antiquities looting.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781137407573
- 1137407573
- Publisher Number:
- 99984184391
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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