Synopsis
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.
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...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,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 a
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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.
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Plundering Africa's Past
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Indiana University Press, 1996
ISBN 10: 0852557396
ISBN 13: 9780852557396
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