Imperial Spoils

Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles
Author	Christopher Hitchens
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Elgin Marbles
Publisher	Chatto and Windus (UK)/; Hill and Wang (US)
Publication date	1987 (UK) / 1988 (US)
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	137
ISBN	978-0-8090-4189-3

Imperial Spoils: The Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles is a 1987 book 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), and his subsequent sale of the 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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[1] Publishers Weekly: Imperial Spoils

[2] Google Books: Imperial Spoils

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