The Destruction of Cultural Property as a Weapon of War (eBook)

ISIS in Syria and Iraq

Helga Turku (Autor)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2018
XI, 207 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-57282-6 (ISBN)

Infos

This book aims to advance the understanding of cultural property in armed conflict, and its significance for anti-terrorism and peace-building strategies. As the author argues, ISIS' orchestrated theft and destruction of cultural property has become a tactic of war. Through a historical, political, and legal analysis, this book explains the pathology of radical groups' behavior toward cultural objects as part of their terror campaign. Using constructivist ideas, it explains the importance of cultural property in the context of short-term and long-term security and analyzes the evolution of laws and policies to protect it.

Helga Turku, JD, PhD, is a Washington, DC-based attorney and author who previously worked for the International Organization for Migration, San Francisco State University, and US Government-funded rule of law and security projects in Africa and Latin America.

Inhalt

1. Cultural Property as A Weapon of War2. Cultural Property Destruction in History and in the Present3. Long-Term Security Repercussions of Attacking Cultural Property4. International Law on Protection of Cultural Property During Armed Conflict5. International and State Response to Terrorists' Attacks and Plunder of Cultural Property6. Conclusion: Future Action to Protect Cultural Property During Conflict 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.7.2017
• Zusatzinfo: XI, 207 p. 10 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: cultural heritage • Cultural property • Isis • national identity • Psychological Warfare • terrorism
• ISBN-10: 3-319-57282-2 / 3319572822
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-57282-6 / 9783319572826