A review by lydiahousley
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks

3.0

A timely and well researched book on a topic that is crying out for more attention. I appreciate the academic style as befitting a curator but, if the aim is to incite action among the general public, this should have been a much more accessible read.

Nonetheless, a great review of the historical context around the looting of the Benin bronzes and an impassioned invocation of the need for these objects to be returned. Takes a while to get through, but worth it for those interested in the topic.