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Restitution

The Return of Cultural Artefacts

by Alexander Herman ...

Series series Hot Topics in the Art World
Debates about the restitution of cultural objects have been ongoing for many decades, but have acquired a new urgency recently with the intensification of scrutiny of European museum collections acquired in the colonial period. Alexander Herman's fascinating and accessible book provides an up-to-date overview of the restitution debate with reference to a wide range of current controversies.This is ... Read more

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Debates about the restitution of cultural objects have been ongoing for many decades, but have acquired a new urgency recently with the intensification of scrutiny of European museum collections acquired in the colonial period. Alexander Herman's fascinating and accessible book provides an up-to-date overview of the restitution debate with reference to a wide range of current controversies.This is
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Kickstart

How Successful Canadians Got Started

by Alexander Herman, Paul Matthews, Andrew Feindel ...

In 2005, recent graduates Alex Herman, Paul Matthews, and Andrew Feindel realized they werent entirely sure where they were going in life. Then they had an idea. Over the next two years, they interviewed 70 well-known Canadians and asked them how they got started. The answers they found were not always what they expected.Kickstart profiles over 30 prominent Canadians, including professional ... Read more

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In 2005, recent graduates Alex Herman, Paul Matthews, and Andrew Feindel realized they werent entirely sure where they were going in life. Then they had an idea. Over the next two years, they interviewed 70 well-known Canadians and asked them how they got started. The answers they found were not always what they expected.Kickstart profiles over 30 prominent Canadians, including professional
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The Parthenon Marbles Dispute

Heritage, Law, Politics

by Alexander Herman ...

Narrated by Dugald-Bruce Lockhart ...

Series series The Art Law Library
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8 hours 10 min

Bloomsbury presents The Parthenon Marbles Dispute by Alexander Herman, read by Dugald-Bruce Lockhart.Why are we still arguing over the Parthenon Marbles? This book offers a fresh take on the history of those famous pieces of ancient sculpture removed from the Acropolis in Athens by Lord Elgin’s men in the early 19th century. It explains how they became the cause célèbre of the larger debates ... Read more

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Bloomsbury presents The Parthenon Marbles Dispute by Alexander Herman, read by Dugald-Bruce Lockhart.Why are we still arguing over the Parthenon Marbles? This book offers a fresh take on the history of those famous pieces of ancient sculpture removed from the Acropolis in Athens by Lord Elgin’s men in the early 19th century. It explains how they became the cause célèbre of the larger debates
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O’Keefe’s Commentary on the 1970 UNESCO Convention

by Alexander Herman ...

Series series The Art Law Library
This new edition of Patrick O'Keefe's classic book presents up-to-date analysis of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, contributing to a detailed article-by-article commentary on the Convention's provisions, while providing historical context to the Convention's adoption and a contemporary ... Read more

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This new edition of Patrick O'Keefe's classic book presents up-to-date analysis of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property, contributing to a detailed article-by-article commentary on the Convention's provisions, while providing historical context to the Convention's adoption and a contemporary
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Restitution

The Return of Cultural Artefacts

by Alexander Herman ...

Series series Hot Topics in the Art World
This is a book about the return of cultural treasures: why it is demanded, how it is negotiated and where it might lead. Some of the greatest treasures of the world currently reside in places far removed from where they were initially created and today we are witnessing ardent attempts to address this situation. This debate forces us to confront an often dark history, and the difficult application ... Read more

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This is a book about the return of cultural treasures: why it is demanded, how it is negotiated and where it might lead. Some of the greatest treasures of the world currently reside in places far removed from where they were initially created and today we are witnessing ardent attempts to address this situation. This debate forces us to confront an often dark history, and the difficult application
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The Parthenon Marbles Dispute

Heritage, Law, Politics

by Alexander Herman ...

Series series The Art Law Library
Why are we still arguing over the Parthenon Marbles? This book offers a fresh take on the history of those famous pieces of ancient sculpture removed from the Acropolis in Athens by Lord Elgin's men in the early 19th century. It explains how they became the cause célèbre of the larger debates around cultural heritage and restitution now taking place. The subject is one that is currently embroiling ... Read more

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Why are we still arguing over the Parthenon Marbles? This book offers a fresh take on the history of those famous pieces of ancient sculpture removed from the Acropolis in Athens by Lord Elgin's men in the early 19th century. It explains how they became the cause célèbre of the larger debates around cultural heritage and restitution now taking place. The subject is one that is currently embroiling
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Selections From Battle-pieces And Aspects Of The War (Unabridged)

by Herman Melville ...

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Published in 1866, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War is a collection of poems about the Civil War by Herman Melville. Many of the poems are inspired by second- and third-hand accounts from print news sources and from family and friends. A handful of trips Melville took before, during, and after the war provide additional angles of vision into the battles, the personalities, and the moods of war ... Read more

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Published in 1866, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War is a collection of poems about the Civil War by Herman Melville. Many of the poems are inspired by second- and third-hand accounts from print news sources and from family and friends. A handful of trips Melville took before, during, and after the war provide additional angles of vision into the battles, the personalities, and the moods of war
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3 Stories About Bad Weather

by Alexander Pushkin, Kate Chopin, Herman Melville ...

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. Whatever history and culture ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes. Whatever history and culture
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3 Stories About Bad Weather

A trio of classic tales perfect for a commute, walk or quiet night in

by Alexander Pushkin, Kate Chopin, Herman Melville ...

Narrated by Richard Mitchley, Christopher Ragland, Ghizela Rowe ...

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1 hour 3 min

There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says ... Read more

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There is something about the number 3.The Ancient Greeks believed 3 was the perfect number, and in China 3 has always been a lucky number, and they know a thing or two.Most religions also have 3 this and 3 that and, of course, in these more modern times, three’s a crowd may be too many, except when it’s a ménage à trois. It seems good things usually come in threes.Whatever history and culture says
... Read more
The Entangled Labor Histories of Brazil and the United States

by Fernando Teixeira da Silva, Alexandre Fortes, Thomas D. Rogers, Gillian McGillivray, Larissa Rosa Corrêa, Jerry Dávila, Glaucia Cristina Candian Fraccaro0, Michael M. Hall1, Rebecca Herman2, Barbara Weinstein3 ...

Workers in Brazil and the United States have followed parallel and entangled histories for many centuries. Recent experiences with progressive, popular presidents and authoritarian, populist presidents in the two most populous countries in the hemisphere have underscored important similarities. The contributors in this volume focus on the comparative and transnational histories of labor between ... Read more

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Workers in Brazil and the United States have followed parallel and entangled histories for many centuries. Recent experiences with progressive, popular presidents and authoritarian, populist presidents in the two most populous countries in the hemisphere have underscored important similarities. The contributors in this volume focus on the comparative and transnational histories of labor between
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East Wind: West Wind. Illustrated

by Pearl S. Buck ...

East Wind: West Wind is the debut novel of Pearl S. Buck, Nobel Prize-winning author and one of the most celebrated interpreters of Chinese life for Western audiences. First published in 1930, this beautifully illustrated edition brings new visual depth to a deeply human story about cultural transformation, personal growth, and the clash between tradition and modernity in early 20th-century China. ... Read more

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East Wind: West Wind is the debut novel of Pearl S. Buck, Nobel Prize-winning author and one of the most celebrated interpreters of Chinese life for Western audiences. First published in 1930, this beautifully illustrated edition brings new visual depth to a deeply human story about cultural transformation, personal growth, and the clash between tradition and modernity in early 20th-century China.
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Born to Walk

The Transformative Power of a Pedestrian Act

by Dan Rubinstein ...

The case for getting back on our feetThe humble act of putting one foot in front of the other transcends age, geography, culture, and class, and is one of the most economical and environmentally responsible modes of transit. Yet with our modern fixation on speed, this healthy pedestrian activity has been largely left behind.At a personal and professional crossroads, writer, editor, and obsessive ... Read more

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The case for getting back on our feetThe humble act of putting one foot in front of the other transcends age, geography, culture, and class, and is one of the most economical and environmentally responsible modes of transit. Yet with our modern fixation on speed, this healthy pedestrian activity has been largely left behind.At a personal and professional crossroads, writer, editor, and obsessive
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