theft of cultural valuables

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• Looted art — has been a consequence of looting during war, natural disaster and riot for centuries. Looting of art, archaeology and other cultural property may be an opportunistic criminal act, or may be a more organized case of unlawful or unethical pillage… …   Wikipedia

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• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• Hungarian Gold Train — The Hungarian Gold Train was the case of a Nazi operated train during World War II that carried stolen valuables, mostly Hungarian Jewish persons property, from Hungary towards Berlin in 1944. After seizure of the train by American forces, almost …   Wikipedia

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• Organ gifting — Several authors have used the terms organ gifting and “tissue gifting” to describe processes behind organ and tissue transfers that are not captured by more traditional terms such as donation and transplantation. The concept of “gift of life” in… …   Wikipedia

• Culture of the Tlingit — The culture of the Tlingit, an Indigenous people from Alaska, British Columbia, and the Yukon, is multifaceted and complex, a characteristic of Northwest Coast peoples with access to easily exploited rich resources. In Tlingit culture a heavy… …   Wikipedia