The Destruction of Cultural Property as a Weapon of War: by Helga Turku

By Helga Turku

This ebook goals to strengthen the certainty of cultural estate in armed clash, and its importance for anti-terrorism and peace-building concepts. because the writer argues, ISIS’ orchestrated robbery and destruction of cultural estate has turn into a tactic of struggle. via a ancient, political, and felony research, this ebook explains the pathology of radical teams’ habit towards cultural items as a part of their terror crusade. utilizing constructivist principles, it explains the significance of cultural estate within the context of temporary and long term safeguard and analyzes the evolution of legislation and guidelines to guard it.

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