| Description |
viii, 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Note |
Translated from the German. |
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Originally published in German as Das Prachtboot : wie Deutsche die Kunstschätze der Südsee raubten, Frankfurt am Main : S. Fischer Verlag, 2021. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Scene of the Crime : German New Guinea -- With Pastor Aly's Blessings -- The Luf Boat as Museum Attraction -- The 1882 Luf Massacre -- "Bastian's Network" of Thieves -- Deception, Larceny, and Looting -- Curators, Crusaders, and Cannons -- Ethnology, Child of Colonialism -- The Luf Boat Comes to Berlin -- An Artifact of an Ancient Culture -- Islands Stripped Bare -- Where Does the Luf Boat Belong? |
| Summary |
"Götz Aly pens a forgotten chapter in the history of empire through the chronicle a single object: a majestic fifteen-meter boat, looted from Papua New Guinea during a German colonial expedition and since displayed in Berlin museums. While arguing for the vessel's repatriation, Aly restores attention to the conquest of the Bismarck Archipelago"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Luf-Boot (Boat)
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Cultural property -- Destruction and pillage -- Germany.
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Cultural property -- Destruction and pillage -- Papua New Guinea.
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Boats and boating -- Papua New Guinea -- History.
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Papua New Guinea -- Antiquities.
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Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
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Boats and boating. (OCoLC)fst00835176
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Cultural property -- Destruction and pillage.
(OCoLC)fst01910937
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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Papua New Guinea. (OCoLC)fst01212610
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Chase, Jefferson S., translator.
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| Added Title |
Prachtboot. English
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| Translation Of: |
Translation of: Aly, Götz, 1947- Prachtboot. Originalausgabe. Frankfurt am Main : S. Fischer, [2021] 9783103970364 (DLC) 2021374341 (OCoLC)1253283001 |
| Other Form: |
ebook version : 9780674293199 |
| ISBN |
9780674276574 hardcover |
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0674276574 hardcover |
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9780674293199 electronic book |
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