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Heritage under siege : military implementation of cultural property protection following the 1954 Hague Convention /

This title is the result of international multidisciplinary research on the subject of military implementation of cultural property protection (CPP) in the event of conflict. The book considers the practical feasibility as well as ideal perspectives within the juridical boundaries of the 1954 Hague...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kila, Joris
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Koninklijke Brill NV, 2012.
Series:Heritage and identity.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Heritage under Siege; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Preface: Personal Reflections of a Dutch Cultural Property Protection Officer; Chapter One: Introduction; Heritage; Culture; Siege; Conflict; Research Methods, Sources Used, and the Multidisciplinary Nature of the Subject; The Relevance of Military Cultural Property Protection; The Volatile Characteristics of Cultural Property; Looting and Poverty; Chapter Two: The Playing Field of Cultural Property Protection; Setting the Stage; The Military; The Media; Governmental Institutions and Political Organizations.