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History of loot and stolen art : from antiquity until the present day /
The author of this enthralling book aims to present a well-illustrated and documented alternative history of the Western World through graphic accounts of looting and art theft from the time of Sargon, ruler of Syria in 721 BC, to the present day. Almost all the principal players included appear on...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Unicorn Press Ltd,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The author of this enthralling book aims to present a well-illustrated and documented alternative history of the Western World through graphic accounts of looting and art theft from the time of Sargon, ruler of Syria in 721 BC, to the present day. Almost all the principal players included appear on the stage of World history and many of them are known as conquerors, confiscators (the old-fashioned word for looters) and ruthless administrators of the regions they created as a result of their ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 424 pages) : illustrations (some color |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1906509573 9781906509576 |