Erscheint: September 2026
Buch (Hardcover): Fachbuch
Art for War
Heritage Looting, Blood Antiquities, and the International Fight Against Terrorism Financing
Verlag:
Stanford University Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35107196
EAN: 9781503613522
Erscheint: September 2026
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 96.–
Beschreibung
Understanding the world of art - particularly antiquities and archaeological artifacts - requires tracing how objects are removed from the ground, displaced by conflict or economic hardship, and ultimately reappear in the international art market. The odyssey of an artifact from its excavation site to an auction house, a private collection, or a museum display case raises a host of pressing concerns about the fragility of cultural heritage but also the global mechanisms that sustain its circulation. In recent years, growing awareness of a possible link between the illegal antiquities trade and terrorist financing has brought new scrutiny to regions marked by war and instability, particularly in the Middle East. In such places, archaeological sites are especially vulnerable to looting and illicit excavation, with the profits from these "blood antiquities" sometimes flowing back to fund further violence. Art for War. examines how this transformation in perception - from an archaeological concern to a matter of international security - reshaped the global response to antiquities trafficking. Viewing the trade through a security lens, the book offers scholars, policymakers, and students of international affairs a new way to understand how the protection of cultural heritage became entangled with the politics of counterterrorism and global security sparking new debates over art, heritage, and security.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Costanza Musu
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2026
Format
- Buch (Hardcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 244