| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 182 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Oñati international series in law and society |
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Oñati international series in law and society.
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| Contents |
Introduction : a context for the engagement of criminology and archaeology / Simon Mackenzie and Penny Green -- Whither criminology in the study of the traffic in illicit antiquities? / Kenneth Polk -- Antiquities, forests, and Simmel's sociology of value / Tony Ward -- Consensual relations? : academic involvement in the illegal trade in ancient manuscripts / Neil Brodie -- Border controls in market countries as disincentives to antiquities looting at source? : the US-Italy bilateral agreement 2001 / Gordon Lobay -- The United Kingdom as a source country : some problems in regulating the market in UK antiquities and the challenge of the Internet / Roger Bland -- Crime goes underground : crimes against historical sites and remains in Sweden / Linda Källman and Lars Korsell -- The paradox of regulation : the politics of regulating global markets / David Whyte -- Criminalising the market in illicit antiquities : an evaluation of the Dealing in Cultural Objects (Offences) Act 2003 in England and Wales / Simon Mackenzie and Penny Green |
| Summary |
This collection is the product of a collaborative venture between criminologists and archaeologists concerned with the international market in illicit antiquities. It examines the state of regulation in the antiquities market, with a particular focus on the UK's position, but also with reference to the international context. Looting happens routinely and many countries have rich deposits of cultural material. Antiquities are highly collectable, and there are several prominent international centres for trade. As well as the legitimate face of the antiquities trade there therefore exists an inter |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Archaeological thefts.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
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Archaeological thefts
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Green, Penny, 1957-
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Mackenzie, S. R. M. (Simon R. M.)
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| ISBN |
9781847315465 |
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1847315461 |
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9781472564931 |
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1472564936 |
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1282554174 |
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9781282554177 |
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9786612554179 |
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6612554177 |
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