{"product_id":"loot-sharon-waxman-9780805090888","title":"Loot: The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fast-paced and compelling . . . Waxman has an array of wondrous tales to tell . . . Considerable, admirable, and totally absorbing.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor the past two centuries, the West has plundered the treasures of the ancient world to fill its great museums, but in recent years the countries where ancient civilizations originated have begun to push back, taking museums to court, prosecuting curators, and threatening to force the return of these priceless objects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharon Waxman brings us inside this high-stakes conflict, from the great cities of the West to Egypt, Turkey, Greece, and Italy, as these countries face down the Louvre, the Metropolitan Museum, the British Museum, and the J. Paul Getty Museum. She shows how the actions of a few determined and implacable characters may yet strip these museums of some of their most cherished treasures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor readers who are fascinated by antiquity, who love to frequent museums, and who believe in the value of cultural exchange, \u003ci\u003eLoot\u003c\/i\u003e opens a new window on an enduring conflict.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharon Waxman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805090886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805090888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Times Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/11\/2009 pg. 20","brand":"Sharon Waxman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046352384255,"sku":"9780805090888","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c769d804-53b8-48bf-830c-f6cfc8ad9ce6.jpg?v=1684984068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/loot-sharon-waxman-9780805090888","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}