MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02203cam a22003738i 4500
001 2015017242
003 DLC
005 20151203090420.0
008 150512s2015 mdu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015017242
020 $a9780759121928 (cloth : alkaline paper)
020 $z9780759121942 (electronic)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda
042 $apcc
050 00 $aCC135$b.M67 2015
082 00 $a364.16/289$223
100 1 $aMoses, Nancy,$d1948-
245 10 $aStolen, smuggled, sold :$bon the hunt for cultural treasures /$cNancy Moses.
263 $a1507
264 1 $aLanham :$bRowman & Littlefield Education, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,$c2015.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 2 $a"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 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.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe 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.
650 0 $aCultural property$xProtection$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aArchaeological thefts$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aArt thefts$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aSmuggling$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aBlack market$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aArchaeological thefts$xInvestigation$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aArt thefts$xInvestigation$vAnecdotes.