Art as Plunder: The Ancient Origins of Debate about Cultural Property
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This book examines the ancient origins of debate about art as cultural property. What happens to art in time of war? Who should own art, and what is its appropriate context? Should the victorious ever allow the defeated to keep their art? These questions were posed by Cicero during his prosecution of a Roman governor of Sicily, Gaius Verres, for extortion. Cicero's published speeches had a very long afterlife, affecting debates about collecting art...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:052117290X
ISBN13:9780521172905
Release Date:December 2009
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:442 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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