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Aly, Götz, 1947-

The magnificent boat : the colonial theft of a South Seas cultural treasure / Colonial theft of a South Seas cultural treasure Götz Aly ; translated by Jefferson Chase. - viii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Originally published in German as Das Prachtboot : wie Deutsche die Kunstschätze der Südsee raubten, Frankfurt am Main : S. Fischer Verlag, 2021.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193) and index.

The Scene of the Crime : German New Guinea -- With Pastor Aly's Blessings -- The Luf Boat as Museum Attraction -- The 1882 Luf Massacre -- "Bastian's Network" of Thieves -- Deception, Larceny, and Looting -- Curators, Crusaders, and Cannons -- Ethnology, Child of Colonialism -- The Luf Boat Comes to Berlin -- An Artifact of an Ancient Culture -- Islands Stripped Bare -- Where Does the Luf Boat Belong?

"Götz Aly pens a forgotten chapter in the history of empire through the chronicle a single object: a majestic fifteen-meter boat, looted from Papua New Guinea during a German colonial expedition and since displayed in Berlin museums. While arguing for the vessel's repatriation, Aly restores attention to the conquest of the Bismarck Archipelago"--

ISBN: 9780674276574

LCCN: 2022031710

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Luf-Boot (Boat)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cultural property--Destruction and pillage--Germany.
Cultural property--Destruction and pillage--Papua New Guinea.
Boats and boating--History.--Papua New Guinea

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Papua New Guinea--Antiquities.

LC Class. No.: DU740.3 / .A5913 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 995.3