Who Owns History? : elgin's loot and the case for returning plundered treasure / Geoffrey Robertson.
Who Owns History? : elgin's loot and the case for returning plundered treasure / Geoffrey Robertson.
Who Owns History? : elgin's loot and the case for returning plundered treasure / Geoffrey Robertson.
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Publisher
North Sydney, NSW : Knopf Australia, part of Penquin Random, 2019.
Call Numbers
H 2019/3936 , G 2019/5519
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 273 pages, : illustrations (colour), ; 24 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt 1. Whose history is it? -- Background -- The cultural property debate -- The right of states - and peoples -- Macron's challenge -- The Marbles -- a human rights approach. pt 2. The glory that was Greece -- A brief background -- Building the Parthenon. pt 3. Elgin: Thief or saviour? -- The Acropo...
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Publisher
North Sydney, NSW : Knopf Australia, part of Penquin Random, 2019.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
Taking his cue from Cicero, the great Roman barrister, Geoffrey Robertson argues that justice requires the return not only of the 'Elgin' Marbles to Greece, but of many looted antiquities on display in the museums of Britain, Europe and America. He argues that the Gweagal Shield - dropped when Cook shot at Aboriginals in Botany Bay in 1770 - sh...
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Who Owns History? : elgin's loot and the case for returning plundered treasure / Geoffrey Robertson.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: pages 259-270.
Mitchell Library book jacket filed 2019.
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H 2019/3936 , G 2019/5519
Record Identifier
74VKV58QDKJd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV58QDKJd
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ISBN
9781760893705 epub :
9781760893699 hardback :
DDC
363.69
MMS ID
991024271118402626
