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"With a foreword from Mark Harrison FSA, National Policing and Crime Advisor, English Heritage and Honorary Research Fellow, University of Kent, UK. Heritage crime is an area of growing interest for scholars, but also for enforcement agencies and heritage managers, as well as the communities affected. Whether it is the looting of cultural objects, theft of lead from churches, or vandalism of historic monuments, this timely collection brings together debate and international examples to demonstrate the diversity but also commonality of heritage crime across the globe. With international contributions from archaeology, criminology, law, heritage management and policing, the volume presents case studies from countries as diverse as Peru, the UK, South Africa and Cyprus. At a time when government agencies and media around the world are increasingly taking note of the implications of criminal activity for cultural heritage, this collection is the first to address the heritage crime problem in such an in-depth and holistic manner. "--
List of contents
Foreword; Mark Harrison 1. Introduction; Suzie Thomas and Louise Grove Section I: Heritage Crime around the World 2. South African Perspective on Thefts from Museums and Galleries: 2006-2010; Bernadine Benson and Henri Fouché 3. Archaeological Heritage in Peru: Definitions, Perceptions and Imperceptions; Henry Tantaleán 4. Forestry as Heritage Crime: Finland; Vesa Laulumaa 5. Archaeological Heritage Crimes in Romania and Moldova: A Comparative view; Sergiu Musteata 6. Threats to Cultural Heritage in the Cyprus Conflict; Sam Hardy Section II: Tackling Heritage Crime 7. A Situational Approach to Heritage Crime Prevention; Louise Grove and Ken Pease 8. Understanding and Preventing Lead Theft from Churches: A Script Analysis; Victoria Price, Aiden Sidebottom and Nick Tilley 9. Understanding and Attitudes - Heritage Crime in Norway; Brian Kristian Wennberg 10. Developing Policy on Heritage Crime in Southern Africa; Helene Vollgraaff 11. Improving the Treatment of Heritage Crimein Criminal Proceedings: Towards a Better Understanding of the Impact of Heritage Offences; Carolyn Shelbourn 12. The Global Trade in Illicit Antiquities: Some New Directions?; Kenneth Polk 13. Conclusion; What's the Future for Heritage Crime Research?; Suzie Thomas and Louise Grove
About the author
Bernadine Benson, University of South Africa, South Africa Henri Fouché, University of South Africa, South Africa Sam Hardy, University College London, UK Vesa Laulumaa, National Board of Antiquities, Finland Sergiu Mustea??, Ion Creang? Pedagogical State University, Moldova Ken Pease, University College London, UK Victoria Price, Durham Constabulary, UK Carolyn Shelbourn, University of Sheffield, UK Aiden Sidebottom, University College London, UK Henry Tantaleán, Costen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, USA Nick Tilley, University College London, UK Helene Vollgraaff, National Heritage Council of South Africa, South Africa Brian Kristian Wennberg, Oslo Police Department, Norway
Summary
Bringing together leading academics and practitioners from across the globe, this unique collection explores the emerging field of heritage crime studies. Moving beyond the traditional focus on illicit antiquities, the volume identifies the diversity of crimes that affect heritage and outlines various approaches to prevention.
