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'The strength of Mr. Jacobs’s [polemic] is to remind us that the origins of great museum collections cannot be reduced to any one story.' – Hugh Eakin, Wall Street Journal 'Challenges the widely accepted assumption that many western museum treasures were acquired by imperialist plunder and theft, arguing for a nuanced understanding of how they reached western shores. – Dalya Alberge, The Observer 'Lively and provocative . . . a riposte to those who believe all museum collections to be illegitimately come by. – JJ Charlesworth, The Daily Telegraph

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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.

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