Plunder?

‘Thestrength of Mr. Jacobs’s [polemic] is to remind us that the origins ofgreat museum collections cannot be reduced to any one story.’ – HughEakin, Wall Street Journal‘Challengesthe widely accepted assumption that many western museum treasures wereacquired by imperialist plunder and theft, arguing for a nuancedunderstanding of how they reached western shores. – Dalya Alberge, The Observer‘Livelyand provocative … a riposte to those who believe all museumcollections to be illegitimately come by. – JJ Charlesworth, The Daily Telegraph

Justin M. Jacobs is associate professor of history at American University. He is the author of Indiana Jones in History and Xinjiang and the Modern Chinese State. He also serves as editor of The Silk Road journal and hosts Beyond Huaxia, a podcast on East Asian history.