Criminology and Archaeology: Studies in Looted Antiquities (Onati International Series in Law and Society)
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Simon Mackenzie (Contributor) Penny Green (Contributor)
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This collection is the product of a collaborative venture between criminologists and archaeologists concerned with the international market in illicit antiquities. It examines the state of regulation in the antiquities market, with a particular focus on the UK's position, but also with reference to the international context more generally. Looting happens routinely and many countries have rich deposits of cultural material. The list of source countries is long, but the most high profile cases of looting have been in respect of Egypt, Italy, Peru, Mexico, Greece, Turkey, and China. Antiquities are highly collectable, and there are several prominent international centres for trade, most notably London, New York, Paris, Brussels, Hong Kong, Geneva and Bangkok, but the market operates across national borders. It is within the complex international and local regulatory context that the essays presented here emerge, focusing upon three areas in particular: the demand for looted antiquities; the supply of cultural artefacts which originate in source countries; and regulation of the international market in antiquities.
Criminology has long been interested in transnational crime and its regulation. Archaeologists' concerns lie in the destructive consequences of antiquities looting, which erases our knowledge of the past. In the papers presented here both disciplines present new data and analysis to forge a more coherent understanding of the nature and failings of the regulatory framework currently in place to combat the criminal market in antiquities.
About the Author
Penny Green is Professor of Law and Criminology, Head of Research and Director of the Law School's Research Degree Programme at King's College, London. Simon Mackenzie is a Reader in Criminology at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, University of Glasgow.
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- Contributor: Simon Mackenzie
- Imprint: Hart Publishing
- ISBN13: 9781841139920
- Number of Pages: 194
- Packaged Dimensions: 156x234x9mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Release Date: 2009-11-04
- Series: Onati International Series in Law and Society
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Penny Green is Professor of Law and Criminology, Head of Research and Director of the Law School's Research Degree Programme at King's College, London. Simon Mackenzie is a Reader in Criminology at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, University of Glasgow.
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