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The icon hunter : a refugee's quest to reclaim her nation's stolen heritage / Tasoula Hadjitofi with Kathy Barrett. |
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Publication Info. |
New York : Pegasus Books, 2017. |
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Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction
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364.1628 HAD |
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New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction
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700 HAD |
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Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department
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B HADJITOFI, T. |
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Edition |
First Pegasus Books edition. |
Description |
xviii, 360 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-355). |
Summary |
In this powerful memoir, Tasoula Hadjitofi reveals her perilous journey orchestrating 'The Munich Case'―one of the largest European art trafficking stings since WWII. With the Bavarian police in place, the Cypriots on their way, seventy under-cover agents bust into the Munich apartment of a notorious Turkish smuggler suspected of holding looted antiquities. Tasoula places everything on the line to repatriate her country's sacred treasures, unaware that treachery lies in the shadow of her success. |
Subject |
Hadjitofi, Tasoula, 1959-
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Art thefts -- Cyprus.
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Art treasures in war -- Cyprus.
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Archaeological thefts -- Cyprus.
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Cultural property -- Protection -- Cyprus.
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Christian art and symbolism -- Cyprus.
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Religious articles -- Cyprus.
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Cyprus -- History -- Cyprus Crisis, 1974-
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ART / Art & Politics.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
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Added Author |
Barrett, Kathy, author.
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ISBN |
9781681773230 (hardcover) |
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1681773236 (hardcover) |
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