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" The dinosaur dealers / "
John Long.
Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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975755
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Doc. No
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b730125
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Main Entry
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Long, John A.,1957-
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Title & Author
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The dinosaur dealers /\ John Long.
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Publication Statement
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Crows Nest, N.S.W. :: Allen & Unwin,, 2002.
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Page. NO
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1 online resource (xi, 220 pages) :: illustrations, maps, portraits
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ISBN
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1282135929
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: 1741151023
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: 9781282135925
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: 9781741151022
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-218).
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Contents
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Prologue -- Broome Dinosaurs -- Violation -- Reopening the Case -- Investigations in Eastern Australia -- London Calling -- Undercover in Hamburg -- In Frankfurt -- Denver, Utah and South Dakota -- Dragon Bone Sale -- The Fossil Fish Capital of the World -- Fossil-related Crime in South America, India and Africa -- The World's Largest Fossil Fair -- Back to Australia -- The Future of the Fossil Industry -- Epilogue: A Personal Story -- Appendix: How to Check if that Fossil is Legal.
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Abstract
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The international trade in fossils is a multimillion dollar industry around the world - once the science came first, but this is the story of how nowadays the mighty dollar is taking over. This book is a tie-in with a tv documentary which will be screened on SBS in October 2002.
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Subject
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Smuggling, Case studies.
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Smuggling-- Investigation.
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Subject
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Vertebrates, Fossil.
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Subject
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Smuggling-- Investigation.
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Subject
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Smuggling.
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TRUE CRIME-- General.
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Subject
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Vertebrates, Fossil.
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Dewey Classification
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364.18
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LC Classification
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QE841L66 2002eb
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Parallel Title
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Dinosaur dealers : mission to uncover international fossil smuggling
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