{"product_id":"loot-the-battle-over-the-stolen-treasures-of-the-ancient-world-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Waxman\u003c\/b\u003e is a former culture correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and holds a master's degree in Middle East studies from Oxford University. She covered Middle Eastern and European politics and culture for ten years before joining \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and then \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e to report on Hollywood and other cultural news. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eRebels on the Backlot\u003c\/i\u003e, and the CEO and founder of \u003ci\u003eThe Wrap News\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Times Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492086223122,"sku":"9780805090888","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21137c54-e9da-4af0-8fc4-ff73d0e25ccd.jpg?v=1730570569","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/loot-the-battle-over-the-stolen-treasures-of-the-ancient-world-9780805090888","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}