The Compensations of Plunder: How China Lost Its Treasures

by Justin M. Jacobs

Book Overview

From the 1790s until World War I, Western museums filled their shelves with art and antiquities from around the world. These objects are now widely regarded as stolen from their countries of origin, and demands for their repatriation grow louder by the day. In The Compensations of Plunder, Justin M. Jacobs brings to light the historical context of the exodus of cultural treasures from northwestern China. Based on a close analysis of previously...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022671201X
• ISBN13: 9780226712017
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"