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The brutish museums : the Benin bronzes, colonial violence and cultural restitution / Dan Hicks

by Dan Hicks

An analysis of the Benin Bronzes, looted from Nigeria during an 1897 British military expedition. The text examines the ongoing debate surrounding cultural restitution, repatriation, and the decolonisation of Western museums.

Accession 16649 ISBN 9780745341767 Publisher Pluto Press
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