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Record Nr.

UNINA9910165020903321

Autore

Clarke Colleen Margaret <1955->

Titolo

Stealing history : art theft, looting, and other crimes against our cultural heritage / / Colleen Margaret Clarke and Eli Jacob Szydlo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-4422-6080-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 pages)

Disciplina

364.16/287

Soggetti

Art thefts

Art - Forgeries

Art - Mutilation, defacement, etc

Cultural property - Protection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Medias portrayal of art crime -- Why does art matter? -- What is art crime? -- History of art, and art related crimes -- Cultural differences between United States and Europe, and how it affects art crime -- Looting of art and archeological sites -- Economic impact of art and art related crimes -- Museums : our identity and culture -- Police demands, scrutiny, education, and the future -- Ways in which law enforcement can focus on art crimes -- Security & policing in art crime throughout the world -- Growth of art crime, and art crime prevention.