Author: Russell Chamberlain
Title: Loot! the Heritage of Plunder
Description: London, Thames and Hudson, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this historical commentary on the looting of treasures. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated throughout with photographs and figures. An historical commentary of the looting of treasures belonging to poor or subject peoples by richer and stronger nations. With detailed and comprehensive debate into the acquisitions of the great nineteenth and twentieth century powers and the contemporary search for ones own roots and heritage. With chapters on the Marbles of Greece, the plundering of Egypt, the Gold of Ashanti, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Adolf Hitler. Written by Russell Chamberlain, a Jamaican-born historian. In the original red cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Loot Heritage Plunder Chamberlain Heritage Not Stated


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