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245 10 a| Stolen, smuggled, soldh| [electronic resource] :b| on the hunt for cultural treasures /c| Nancy Moses.;

260 a| Lanham :b| Rowman & Littlefield Education, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,c| 2015.;

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300 a| pages cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 2 a| "Stolen, Smuggled Sold : On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures 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.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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650 0 a| Archaeological theftsv| Anecdotes.=| ^A233537;

650 0 a| Art theftsv| Anecdotes.=| ^A76018;

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650 0 a| Black marketv| Anecdotes.=| ^A337361;

650 0 a| Archaeological theftsx| Investigationv| Anecdotes.=| ^A233537;

650 0 a| Art theftsx| Investigationv| Anecdotes.=| ^A601761;

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

Author/creator	Moses, Nancy, 1948-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2015.
Description	pages cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Cultural property--Protection. --Anecdotes. Archaeological thefts--Anecdotes. Art thefts--Anecdotes. Smuggling--Anecdotes. Black market--Anecdotes. Archaeological thefts--Investigation. --Anecdotes. Art thefts--Investigation. --Anecdotes.

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.
Scope and content	"Stolen, Smuggled Sold : On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures 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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2015017242
ISBN	9780759121928 (cloth : alkaline paper)

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