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

challenging dark informative slow-paced

4.0

I hate giving this anything but a 5 because the argument is so important and necessary and compelling. And I know it was necessary to cover the colonial violence committed in the course of stealing the Benin Bronzes. I think I would have liked more reflection on what it means for the museums holding these stolen artifacts and how reparations can be made. Also the theory at the beginning of the book went a little over my head.