Art and Crime: Exploring the Dark Side of the Art World

by Noah Charney

Book Overview

Through the use of case examples and careful examination, this book presents the first interdisciplinary essay collection on the study of art crime, and its effect on all aspects of the art world. Contributors discuss art crime subcategories, including vandalism, iconoclasm, forgery, fraud, peace-time theft, war looting, archaeological looting, smuggling, submarine looting, and ransom. The contributors offer insightful analyses coupled with specific...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313366357
• ISBN13: 9780313366352
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"