Matthew Campbell on the ‘Man Whole Stole the Gods’
A new book examines the life of Douglas Latchford, a British antiquities trader who was responsible for the mass looting of Cambodia's Angkorian heritage.
A new book examines the life of Douglas Latchford, a British antiquities trader who was responsible for the mass looting of Cambodia's Angkorian heritage.
Throughout Cambodias long years of civil war, the countrys cultural patrimony was systematically looted. In remote areas of the country, centuries-old Angkorian temples were ransacked; hundreds of sa…
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