The Destruction of Cultural Property as a Weapon of War ISIS in Syria and Iraq /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Turku, Helga (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Terrorism.; Political violence.; Peace.; Security, International.; Religion and politics.; Human rights.; Criminology.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; Conflict Studies.; International Security Studies.; Politics and Religion.; Human Rights and Crime .; Peace Studies.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: XI, 207 p. 10 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319572826
• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57282-6

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.