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Contemporary Perspectives on the Detection, Investigation and Prosecution of Art Crime : Australasian, European and North American Perspectives /

Art and antiquity crime has usually assumed a place of low interest and priority. That situation has now slowly begun to change on both the local and international level as criminals, encouraged in part by the record sums now being paid for art treasures, are now seeking to exploit the art market mo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chappell, Duncan (Editor ), Hufnagel, Saskia (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Art and antiquity crime has usually assumed a place of low interest and priority. That situation has now slowly begun to change on both the local and international level as criminals, encouraged in part by the record sums now being paid for art treasures, are now seeking to exploit the art market more systematically by means of theft, fraud and looting. In this collection academics and practitioners from Australasia, Europe and North America combine to examine the challenges presented to the criminal justice system by these developments.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 291 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409463146
1409463141