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6%OFFMaxwell L. Anderson - Antiquities: What Everyone Needs to Know® - 9780190614935 - V9780190614935
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Antiquities: What Everyone Needs to Know®

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Description for Antiquities: What Everyone Needs to Know® Paperback. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: ABC; ABK; ABQ; AF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
The destruction of ancient monuments and artworks by the Taliban in Afghanistan and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has shocked observers worldwide. Yet iconoclastic erasures of the past date back at least to the mid-1300s BCE, during the Amarna Period of ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty. Far more damage to the past has been inflicted by natural disasters, looters, and public works. Art historian Maxwell Anderson's Antiquities: What Everyone Needs to Know® analyzes continuing threats to our heritage, and offers a balanced account of treaties and laws governing the circulation of objects; the history of collecting antiquities; how ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
What Everyone Needs to Know
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190614935
SKU
V9780190614935
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About Maxwell L. Anderson
Dr. Maxwell L. Anderson has researched, published, and presented exhibitions of ancient artworks for more than thirty years. He was a curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art for over six years, held teaching positions in the field of Roman art history at the University of Rome II, Princeton University, and Emory ... Read more

Reviews for Antiquities: What Everyone Needs to Know®
[Maxwell L. Anderson] exudes expertise, writes with admirable clarity, and succinctly answers the series of questions that he has set... For once, the glowing puffs that adorn the back cover of the book are well deserved. Anyone with an interest in this topic should have a copy.
Peter Jones, Classics for All

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