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Cultural Emergency in Conflict and Disaster

By Els Van Der Plas

Cultural Emergency in Conflict and Disaster Architecture

Cultural Emergency in Conflict and Disaster

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"All that we're wrecking is stones" was Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar's dismissal of the Taliban's destruction of the Buddhas of Bamyan, the largest standing statues of Buddha in the world. The intention of the fighters was not only the destruction of foreign idols, but breaking the soul of a culture. "Cultural Emergency in Conflict and Disaster" insists that culture is a necessity for national self-respect. International heritage specialists, relief workers and politicians discuss the importance of protecting cultural heritage that is threatened by war and calamity; and reports on projects in conflict zones are augmented by contributions on international administrative and legal aspects, as well as political and socio-cultural perspectives. The result is both an indictment of the senseless destruction of cultural heritage and an argument for culture as a priority in processes of restoration and reconstruction.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
400
Release Date:
2011-12-31
Publication Date:
2011-12-31
Publisher:
Nai010 Publishers
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9056628178
ISBN13:
9789056628178
Weight:
1027 g
Height:
177 cm
Width:
244 cm
Thickness:
40 cm
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