Language English Pages 137 Subject Elgin Marbles | Publication date 1987 (UK) / 1988 (US) ISBN 978-0-8090-4189-3 Page count 137 Country United States of America | |
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Publisher Chatto and Windus (UK)/
Hill and Wang (US) Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Similar Christopher Hitchens books, Other books | ||
Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles is a text by Christopher Hitchens on the controversy surrounding the removal by Thomas Bruce (seventh earl of Elgin) of the Parthenon's sculptured friezes (which became known as the Elgin Marbles) to the British Museum. Hitchens examines the history of the artifacts and the question of whether they should be returned to Greece.
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