Plundering Africa's Past - Softcover

McIntosh, Roderick J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0852557388 ISBN 13: 9780852557389

Publisher: James Currey, 1996

Synopsis

The conclusion discusses specific steps that could be taken to halt the plunder. This text examines why the African past, namely its art and antiquities, is disappearing at a rate perhaps unmatched in any other part of the world. Each essay looks at the international network of looting and trafficking, and theconclusion discusses specific steps that could halt the disappearance of Africa'a cultural heritage. The text presents an indictment of African contributions to the problem, and the contributors include African government and museum officials, members of international agencies, academics and journalists. North America: Indiana U Press

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Review

...This benchmark publication challenges all of us to be part of the solution. Plundering Africa's Past cannot help but raise the level of discourse and consciousness about the looting problem, what needs to be done to stop it and about the relationship between Africa and the West. - Adria La Violette in AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW

About the Author

PETER R. SCHMIDT is the former Director of the Center for African Studies and Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida. RODERICK J. MCINTOSH is Professor of Anthropology at Rice University.

Edition details

• Publisher: James Currey
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852557388
• ISBN 13: 9780852557389
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Schmidt Peter R., McIntosh Roderick J.