Barnaby Phillips

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Britain and the Benin Bronzes. Sprache: Englisch.
gebunden , 371 Seiten
ISBN 1786079356
EAN 9781786079350
Veröffentlicht März 2021
Verlag/Hersteller Oneworld Publications
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A Prospect Best Book of 2021
'A fascinating and timely book.' William Boyd
'Gripping...a must read.' FT
'Compelling...humane, reasonable, and ultimately optimistic.' Evening Standard
'[A] valuable guide to a complex narrative.' The Times
In 1897, Britain sent a punitive expedition to the Kingdom of Benin, in what is today Nigeria, in retaliation for the killing of seven British officials and traders. British soldiers and sailors captured Benin, exiled its king and annexed the territory. They also made off with some of Africa's greatest works of art.
The 'Benin Bronzes' are now amongst the most admired and valuable artworks in the world. But seeing them in the British Museum today is, in the words of one Benin City artist, like 'visiting relatives behind bars'. In a time of huge controversy about the legacy of empire, racial justice and the future of museums, what does the future hold for the Bronzes?

Portrait

Barnaby Phillips spent over twenty-five years as a journalist, reporting for the BBC from Mozambique, Angola, Nigeria and South Africa before joining Al Jazeera English. He is the author of Another Man's War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britain's Forgotten African Army, which is also published by Oneworld. He grew up in Kenya and now lives in London.

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