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I love Bolivia. This country is the most intricate, fascinating, and surprising place. I am delighted to be back in…
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From Plunder to Preservation Britain and the Heritage of Empire, c.1800-1940, Edited by Astrid Swenson and Peter Mandler, ”takes a novel…
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I have just written a guest post for Union Solidarity International about the construction of a Walmart at the World Heritage Site of…
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At the moment I am so deep into vacation that I can’t bear to look at anything but non-challenging novels…
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Now for a dose of heritage and modernity: The first is on sale on ebay and I long to buy…
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Although I don’t particularly like this blog to swing into the personal, I have been told by a person wiser…
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Lately I have been on a art-crime reading kick. Nothing fancy, just popular non-fiction about art theft in my lighter…
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I’ve been to Lima four times, but only twice did I leave the airport and only once was I there…