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)[1] [2]
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 (1987) is an examination by Christopher Hitchens of 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's examines the history of the artifacts and the question of whether they should be returned to Greece.

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