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Blythe Bowman recommends: Transnational Crime and the Interface between Legal and Illegal Factors: The Case of the Illicit Art and Antiquities Trade. By Edgar Tijhuis Because awareness about the trade in illicitly-obtained cultural property has increased, and because organized criminal networks have infiltrated the looting industry, more and more criminologists are becoming interested in studying looting as a crime. Edgar Tijhuis, a criminologist and researcher with the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, has recently published a fascinating book on the subject entitled, Transnational Crime and the Interface between Legal and Illegal Factors: The Case of the Illicit Art and Antiquities Trade (Wolf Legal Publishers, Nijmegen, ISBN 10: 90-5850-185-7; ISBN 13: 978-90-5850-195-0). Read entire review here
Cynthia Bates recommends: Robbing The Cradle of Civilization—A one hour documentary on the theft of antiquities from the Baghdad Museum and ancient sites throughout Iraq. For the CBC Documentary Unit, Directed and Written by Robin Benger. The film does quite a good job of explicitly tracing the illicit diggging/smuggling/dealer network and manages even to interview some dealers, local small time in the Mid East, and one or two big time in the US. Also good information on what countries are the most egregious offenders. Senta German recommends: The Final Sack of Nineveh: The Discovery, Documentation, and Destruction of King Sennacherib's Throne Room at Nineveh, Iraq. By John Malcolm Russell This book is the first to systematically describe and illustrate the modern destruction of a world class archaeological site, largely by the brutal forces of the illicit antiquities market. Read entire review here Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers and the Looting of the Ancient World. By Roger Atwood Atwood documents how the antiquities trade has become a streamlined, efficient industry that is slowly tapping out the last physical remains of ancient civilizations around the world. Read excerpts here Tikal: An Illustrated History of the Ancient Maya Capital. By John Montgomery Montgomery's book may be a historical account, but it reads like a climatic novel following the city from its birth out of dense jungle to prosperous and powerful political center and ending in ruins. It is engrossing in its detail, recreating a society that disappeared over a thousand years ago. Read Kim's entire review here
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