Chasing Aphrodite: the hunt for looted antiquities at the world's richest museum / Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino.

By:

Felch, Jason

Contributor(s):

Frammolino, Ralph

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011.Description: viii, 375 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780151015016(hbk.)

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DDC classification:

930 FEL

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Summary: Drawing on a trove of confidential museum records and frank interviews, Felch and Frammolino give a fly-on-the-wall account of the inner workings of a world-class museum and tell the story of the Getty's dealings in the illegal antiquities trade. Fast-paced and compelling, "Chasing Aphrodite" exposes the layer of dirt beneath the polished facade of the museum business.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	930 FEL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K6241

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$28.00

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-359) and index.

Drawing on a trove of confidential museum records and frank interviews, Felch and Frammolino give a fly-on-the-wall account of the inner workings of a world-class museum and tell the story of the Getty's dealings in the illegal antiquities trade. Fast-paced and compelling, "Chasing Aphrodite" exposes the layer of dirt beneath the polished facade of the museum business.

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