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Forgers and Thieves
The Shadowlands of Art Crime
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Art theft has risen from an occasional event involving the trophies of the wealthy and elite, into a multi-billion-dollar annual criminal industry. It is run almost entirely by organised crime groups, serving as a significant funding source for terrorism. It has been listed among the highest-grossing...
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This book is the latest on art crime by the founder of ARCA, Noah Charney, PhD, widely considered the worldโs leading authority on the history of art crime.
This book is the latest on art crime by the founder of ARCA, Noah Charney, PhD, widely considered the worldโs leading authority on the history of art crime.
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Art theft has risen from an occasional event involving the trophies of the wealthy and elite, into a multi-billion-dollar annual criminal industry. It is run almost entirely by organised crime groups, serving as a significant funding source for terrorism. It has been listed among the highest-grossing criminal trades worldwide.
When ARCA (the Association for Research into Crimes against Art) began, the media and the general public knew very little about art crime. Thanks in part to its efforts, the world is better-informed than ever, but there is still much to surprise and engage, and the stories of art crime never fail to intrigue.
Forgers and Thieves is organised into five parts:
- Fraud and Forgery
- Law, Policing, and Policy
- Art, Crime, and Popular Culture
- Theft and Security
- War, Conflict, and Art
This book is the latest on art crime by the founder of ARCA, Dr. Noah Charney, who is widely considered the worldโs leading authority on the history of art crime. His work on the subject has been included in his best-selling, Pulitzer-nominated books and articles for major publications, including The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Observer, Salon and many others.
Series: Association for Research into Crimes Against Art
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Forgers and Thieves
Art theft has risen from an occasional event involving the trophies of the wealthy and elite, into a multi-billion-dollar annual criminal industry. It is run almost entirely by organised crime groups, serving as a significant funding source for terrorism. It has been listed among the highest-grossing criminal trades worldwide. When ARCA (the Association for Research into Crimes against Art) began,...Paperback$6599Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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ISBN: 9798881802639
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 December 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 172
About the Author
Noah Charney, PhD, is internationally best-selling author of more than twenty books, translated into fourteen languages, including The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art, which was nominated for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize in Biography, and Museum of Lost Art, which was the finalist for the 2018 Digital Book World Award. He is professor of art history specializing in art crime, and has taught for Yale University, Brown University, American University of Rome and University of Ljubljana.
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