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Countering illicit traffic in cultural goods :the global challenge of protecting the world's heritage /edited by France Desmarais.

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-360732

Description

xii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Details

Descriptive Terms

Archaeological thefts.
Classical antiquities thefts.
Cultural property Protection.
Historic preservation.
Antiquities Collection and preservation Moral and ethical aspects.
Historic sites Conservation and restoration Moral and ethical aspects.
Pillage.
Archaeology Political aspects.
Archaeology Law and legislation.
historic preservation.
looting (social issue)
Weltkulturerbe
Kulturgüterschutz
Kunstraub
Raubgrabung
Kunsthandel

Originator

Desmarais, France, 1956-
International Council of Museums.

Contents

Foreword / Hans-Martin Hinz and Anne-Catherine Robert-Hauglustaine -- Introduction / France Desmarais -- I. On the Market: Cui Bono? Dealers, Collectors, Provenances and Rights: Searching for Traces / Gunther Wessel -- The Internet Market in Antiquities / Neil Brodie -- The Conflict Antiquities Trade: A Historical Overview / Sam Hardy
II. From the Source: Networks and Routes for Stolen Objects. Illicit Cultural Property from Latin American: Looting, Trafficking, and Sale / Donna Yates -- Documenting Looting Activities in Post-2011 Egypt / Monica Hanna -- Illicit Traffic in Cultural Property in Lebanon / Assad Seif -- Archaeological site looting in Syria and Iraq: A Review of the Evidence / Brian I. Daniels and Katryn Hanson -- The Lasting Impact of United States vs. Cambodian Sculpture / Tess Davis -- Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Goods in South East Europe: Fiat Lux! / Augustin Lazar -- A Fight Yet To Be Waged: Underwater Heritage Protection / Michel L'Hour
III. Implementing Solutions: Legal Instruments and Practical Tools. Ratification and Implementation of International Conventions to Fight Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property / Sophie Delepierre and Marina Schneider -- The Protection of Cultural Property in EU Law: Status Quo and Future Perspectives / Robert Peters -- Do we need a Kimberley Process for the Illicit Antiquities Trade? / Simon MacKenzie -- Military Protection of Cultural Property / Laurie Rush -- Museum Security in French Museums: An Overview / Guy Tubiana -- Back to Kabul: Case Studies of Successful Collaboration / St John Simpson.

Description

xii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes

Includes notes and bibliographical references.
Gift of Carl R. Nold, 2017

ISBN

9290124156
9789290124153

Call Number

CC135.C68 2015

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