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Author Moses, Nancy, 1948-

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

Publication Info. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

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Location Call No. Status
 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  364.162 MOSES    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Manross Branch - Non Fiction  364.162 MOSES    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  364.16 MOSES, NANCY    Check Shelf
 Granby, Main Library - Adult  364.162 MOS    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  364.1628 MOSES    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  364.1628 M911S    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  364.1628 MOSES    Check Shelf
Description xix, 152 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
Subject Cultural property -- Protection -- Anecdotes.
Archaeological thefts -- Anecdotes.
Art thefts -- Anecdotes.
Smuggling -- Anecdotes.
Black market -- Anecdotes.
Archaeological thefts -- Investigation -- Anecdotes.
Art thefts -- Investigation -- Anecdotes.
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Kunstdiebstahl. (DE-588)4166023-7
Grabraub. (DE-588)4157985-9
Kunsthandel. (DE-588)4033647-5
Schwarzmarkt. (DE-588)4180357-7
Kulturarvsbrott.
Kulturarvsskydd.
Konststölder.
Gravplundringar.
Smuggling.
Svart marknad.
Genre/Form Anecdotes.
ISBN 9780759121928 (hbk. alk. paper)
0759121923 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9780759121942 (electronic)
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