Plundering Africa's Past - Softcover

McIntosh, Roderick J.

 
9780852557389: Plundering Africa's Past
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0852557388 ISBN 13: 9780852557389
Verlag: James Currey, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

The conclusion discusses specific steps that could be taken to halt the plunder. This text examines why the African past, namely its art and antiquities, is disappearing at a rate perhaps unmatched in any other part of the world. Each essay looks at the international network of looting and trafficking, and theconclusion discusses specific steps that could halt the disappearance of Africa'a cultural heritage. The text presents an indictment of African contributions to the problem, and the contributors include African government and museum officials, members of international agencies, academics and journalists. North America: Indiana U Press

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Críticas

...This benchmark publication challenges all of us to be part of the solution. Plundering Africa's Past cannot help but raise the level of discourse and consciousness about the looting problem, what needs to be done to stop it and about the relationship between Africa and the West. - Adria La Violette in AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW

Reseña del editor

This text examines why the African past, namely its art and antiquities, is disappearing at a rate perhaps unmatched in any other part of the world. Each essay looks at the international network of looting and trafficking, and the conclusion discusses specific steps that could halt the disappearance of Africa'a cultural heritage. The text presents an indictment of African contributions to the problem, and the contributors include African government and museum officials, members of international agencies, academics and journalists.

North America: Indiana U Press

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Verlag
James Currey
Erscheinungsdatum
1996
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0852557388
ISBN 13 
9780852557389
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
296
Herausgeber
Schmidt Peter R., McIntosh Roderick J.
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Verantwortliche Person
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