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Art Crime: Terrorists, Tomb Raiders, Forgers and Thieves
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Description for Art Crime: Terrorists, Tomb Raiders, Forgers and Thieves
Hardcover. Since the Second World War, art crime has shifted from a relatively innocuous, often ideological crime, into a major international problem, considered by some to be the third-highest grossing criminal trade worldwide. This rich volume features essays on art crime by the most respected and knowledgeable experts in this interdisciplinary subject. Editor(s): Charney, Noah. Num Pages: 400 pages, 23. BIC Classification: ABK; JKVM; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 614.
Since the Second World War, art crime has shifted from a relatively innocuous, often ideological crime, into a major international problem, considered by some to be the third-highest grossing criminal trade worldwide. This rich volume features essays on art crime by the most respected and knowledgeable experts in this interdisciplinary subject.
Since the Second World War, art crime has shifted from a relatively innocuous, often ideological crime, into a major international problem, considered by some to be the third-highest grossing criminal trade worldwide. This rich volume features essays on art crime by the most respected and knowledgeable experts in this interdisciplinary subject.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137407566
SKU
V9781137407566
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
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George H.O. Abungu, Okello Abungu Heritage Consultants, Kenya. Stefano Alessandrini, Specialist Consultant to the Ministero per i Beni Culturali and the Advocate General Maurizio Fiorilli, Italy. Colonel Matthew Bogdanos, New York County District Attorney's Office, USA. Toby J.A. Bull, Hong Kong Police Force, Hong Kong SAR Neil Brodie, University of Glasgow, UK. Duncan Chappell, Australian Institute of Criminology Noah Charney, ... Read more
Reviews for Art Crime: Terrorists, Tomb Raiders, Forgers and Thieves
'This remarkable anthology appears just when it is most needed, showing, from a broad variety of perspectives, that criminal acts against works of art and architecture looting, vandalism, iconoclasm, illicit trade exert profound effects on individual human beings and on civil society. A riveting rogues' gallery: passive-aggressive art forgers, brutal religious iconoclasts, Napoleon, and the swindlers who bottle sugar water ... Read more