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The Elgin Marbles
Christopher Hitchens
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Description for The Elgin Marbles
Paperback. The opening of the Acropolis Museum in Athens in spring 2008 provides the opportunity to re-state the case for the return of the Elgin Marbles to Athens. This title makes a contribution to ensuring that the Marbles return to their place of origin. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFK; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
The opening of the New Acropolis Museum in Athens in spring 2008 provides the opportunity to re-state the case for the return of the Elgin Marbles to Athens. The British Museum's long-standing objection that there is nowhere in Athens to house the Marbles is answered in emphatic style. Meanwhile, decisions concerning the restitution of cultural artefacts are increasingly recognized as of national importance, and are no longer left solely to curators and museum directors. With new contributions from leading authorities, this new edition of Christopher Hitchens' elegantly argued and characteristically forthright book will make a powerful contribution to ensuring that ... Read more
The opening of the New Acropolis Museum in Athens in spring 2008 provides the opportunity to re-state the case for the return of the Elgin Marbles to Athens. The British Museum's long-standing objection that there is nowhere in Athens to house the Marbles is answered in emphatic style. Meanwhile, decisions concerning the restitution of cultural artefacts are increasingly recognized as of national importance, and are no longer left solely to curators and museum directors. With new contributions from leading authorities, this new edition of Christopher Hitchens' elegantly argued and characteristically forthright book will make a powerful contribution to ensuring that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
221g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844672523
SKU
V9781844672523
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About Christopher Hitchens
CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS is a journalist and author of numerous books, including most recently the New York Times No. 1 bestseller God Is Not Great. He lives in Washington DC.
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