America and the return of Nazi contraband : the recovery of Europe's cultural treasures / Michael J....
America and the return of Nazi contraband : the recovery of Europe's cultural treasures / Michael J....
America and the return of Nazi contraband : the recovery of Europe's cultural treasures / Michael J. Kurtz.
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N940.5405/40
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English
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x, 278 p. : ill., ports ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Plunder and restitution : an historical overview -- 2. Nazi looting : the war against European culture, 1933-1945 -- 3. Preservers and restorers : response to crisis -- 4. Wartime frustrations : great power diplomacy and cultural restitution -- 5. Restitution imbroglio : the American dilemma in t...
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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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England
Date Published
2006.
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Based on the pioneering study of cultural restitution first published in 1985, America and the Return of Nazi Contraband presents new insights into how the American government and Jewish organizations managed the painfully difficult problem of heirless Jewish cultural property."--BOOK JACKET....
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America and the return of Nazi contraband : the recovery of Europe's cultural treasures / Michael J. Kurtz.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-253) and index.
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N940.5405/40
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74VKKK08J3od
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9780521849821 (hdbk.)
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940.5405
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