Stuff the British Stole

A Secret History in 10 Objects

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

144 kr

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Beskrivning

The British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Much of it still sits in museums, galleries and private collections today, accompanied by calm labels and polite plaques. The reality, however, is far messier.The British Museum alone holds eight million objects, many taken in ways that were anything but legitimate. When award-winning journalist and author Marc Fennell encounters one such item—a mechanical tiger that mauls a British soldier when you turn the handle—he asks the obvious question: What is this? And how on earth did it end up here?With wit, empathy and forensic curiosity, Stuff the British Stole embarks on a globetrotting investigation into the true stories behind some of the world’s most famous—and infamous—museum pieces. From the pyramids of Egypt and Tuscan marble quarries to Kenyan torture chambers, these objects reveal histories of power, violence, resistance and survival that continue to shape our world.Part travelogue, part true crime, part reckoning with empire, this book strips away the plaques to uncover the stories museums rarely tell—and challenges us to see the past, and ourselves, like never before.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-08-13
Mått:129 x 198 x 35 mm
Vikt:500 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:Ebury Publishing
ISBN:9780753562888

Utforska kategorier

Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Sanna berättelser inom Biografier
True crime inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Marc Fennell is the creator and host of the hit television series and podcast Stuff the British Stole, which screens on ABC Australia, BBC Select and CBC Canada. A three-time Rose d’Or nominee, Marc has become one of Australia’s most awarded factual presenters. He is an eight-time New York Festivals medallist and the recipient of the James Beard Foundation Food Journalism Award, a Canadian Screen Award, an AWGIE, an Asian Academy Creative Award, the June Andrews Arts Journalism Award, three AIDC Awards, an Association for International Broadcasters Award and multiple Webby Honours. The Times once dubbed him “the cheerful Aussie version of Louis Theroux.”

Recensioner i media

The antidote to A History of the World in 100 Objects. Marc Fennell investigates a single cultural artefact in each episode of his new podcast, thus exposing what he calls the “not-so-polite history” of the British empire. The latest show uses pekinese dogs to take us to 1860 and the British-Chinese opium wars; previous episodes explain the British theft of Benin’s bronzes, and how Tipu’s Tiger ended up in the V&A. Fennell is immensely entertaining, his podcasts are always gripping and this is an excellent series that uses history, colonialism and art to examine where we are today. Recommended.