ARGONAUT BOOKS

A tragic story of the British empire run amok and the plunder of great works of art Reviews 'Gripping…a must read.' FT'[A] balanced reconstruction of the Benin saga and probes the difficult choices facing European - and Nigerian - museums… Phillips excels at tracing the roundabout ways in which objects could find their way into museums.' TLS'The storytelling is crisp, balanced and authoritative… As Britain continues to twist on the thorny issue of racism…this book's laser-sharp focus on the casenotes from one instance of colonial cruelty a...Read More