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Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles

Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles
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Author Christopher Hitchens
Country United States
Language English
Subject Elgin Marbles
Publisher Chatto and Windus (UK)/
Hill and Wang (US)
Publication date
1987 (UK) / 1988 (US)
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 137
ISBN

Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles is a text by Christopher Hitchens on the controversy surrounding the removal by Thomas Bruce (seventh earl of Elgin) of the Parthenon's sculptured friezes (which became known as the Elgin Marbles) to the British Museum. Hitchens examines the history of the artifacts and the question of whether they should be returned to Greece.


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