The Parthenon marbles
Subtitle: the case for reunification
By: Christopher Hitchens ; preface by Nadine Gordimer ; with essays by Robert Browning and Charalambos Bouras.
Contributors: Browning, Robert, 1914-1997.; Bouras, Charalampos.
Edition: [New ed.]
Publisher: Verso
Published: 2008
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9781844672523
Subjects: Elgin marbles.; Classical antiquities thefts -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.; Cultural property -- Repatriation -- Greece.
Work titles: Elgin marbles
Description: In 1801, Lord Elgin removed some of the Parthenon's most beautiful sculptures to Britain, sparking a controversy which continues to this day. Hitchens recounts the history of the Elgin Marbles, and forcefully argues for their return to Greece.
Notes: "First published as The Elgin Marbles by Chatto & Windus Ltd 1987"--T.p. verso.

Previous ed.: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.