The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution labyrinth Besieged by the press

Besieged by the press

remain rational

and the line between the real and the strange blurs

Date: 8/31/1990

While themes of resistance and struggle

The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution labyrinth Besieged by the pressAuthor Contributor(s): Hicks, Dan Publisher: Pluto Press Date: 10 20 2021 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW New York Times 'Best Art Books' 2020 'Essential' Sunday Times 'Brilliantly enraged' New York Review of Books 'A real game changer' Economist Walk into any Western museum today and you will see the curated spoils of Empire. They sit behind plate glass: dignified, tastefully lit. Accompanying pieces of card offer a name, date and place of origin.