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The rape of Mesopotamia behind the looting of the Iraq Museum

Title
The rape of Mesopotamia [electronic resource] : behind the looting of the Iraq Museum / Lawrence Rothfield.
Author
Rothfield, Lawrence, 1956-
Publication
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

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Description
1 online resource (xii, 216 p.) : ill., map.
Uniform Title
Rape of Mesopotamia (Online)
Alternative Title
Rape of Mesopotamia (Online)
Subject
  • Matḥaf al-ʻIrāqī
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Destruction and pillage
  • Archaeological thefts > Iraq
  • Iraq > Antiquities
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-203) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Cultural heritage protection in Iraq before 2003: the long view -- "Nobody thought of culture": war-related heritage protection in the early prewar period -- Getting to the postwar planning table -- The meetings -- A punctual disaster: the looting of the National Museum of Iraq -- The world responds -- The slow-motion disaster: post-combat looting of archaeological sites -- Deathwatch for Iraqi antiquities.
LCCN
2008031053
OCLC
ssj0000232589
Author
Rothfield, Lawrence, 1956-
Title
The rape of Mesopotamia [electronic resource] : behind the looting of the Iraq Museum / Lawrence Rothfield.
Imprint
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-203) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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