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Book SynopsisThe protection of cultural property during times of armed conflict and social unrest has been an on-going challenge for military forces throughout the world even after the ratification and implementation of the 1954 Hague Convention and its two Protocols by participating nations. This volume provides a series of case studies and “lessons learned” to assess the current status of Cultural Property Protection (CPP) and the military, and use that information to rethink the way forward. The contributors are all recognized experts in the field of military CPP or cultural heritage and conflict, and all are actively engaged in developing national and international solutions for the protection and conservation of these non-renewable resources and the intangible cultural values that they represent.
Trade Review"The book is full of goodwill suggestions and valuable experiences but it shows the present gap existing between goodwill and the real world, and that there is no quick answer to match all the challenges and threats that CPP in armed conflicts must face in the next few years." Ignacio Rodríguez Temiño, Archaeologica Publica 4 (2014), pp. 413-146.
Table of ContentsList of Figures Glossary Chapter 1: Introduction Karl von Habsburg Chapter 2: Military involvement in Cultural Property Protection as part of Preventive Conservation. Joris D. Kila Chapter 3: Respecting and Protecting Cultural Heritage in Peace Support Operations – a pragmatic approach Colonel Dr. Michael Pesendorfer Chapter 4: Cultural Property Protection and the Training Continuum in the US Department of Defense James A. Zeidler Chapter 5: Developing a Cultural Property Protection Training Program for ROTC: Methodology, Content, and Structure John A Valainis Chapter 6: Conflicting memory: The use of conflict archaeology sites as training for operational troops Richard Osgood Chapter 7: Developing a NATO Cultural Property Protection Capability CDR Michael Hallett Chapter 8: Aiming to Miss: Engaging with the Targeting Process as a means of Cultural Property Protection Michael Hallett Chapter 9: A Case Study in Cultural Heritage Protection in a Time of War CPT Benjamin A. Roberts and LTC Gary B. Roberts (Ret.) Chapter 10: Counterinsurgency: A Tool for Cultural Heritage? Cheryl White and Tommy Livoti Chapter 11: Heritage Destruction and Spikes in Violence: The Case of Iraq B. Isakhan Chapter 12: A Report on Archaeological Site Stability and Security in Afghanistan: The Lashkari Bazar Survey Matthieu J. Murdock and Carrie A. Hritz Chapter 13: Holy Places – Contested Heritage: Dealing with Cultural Heritage in the Region of Palestine From the Ottoman Period until Today Friedrich T. Schipper Chapter 14: Urban cultural heritage and armed conflict: the case of Beirut Central District Caroline A. Sandes Chapter 15: Antiquity & Conflict: Some Historical Remarks on a Matter of Selection Mirjam Hoijtink Chapter 16: Plundering Boys: A cultural criminology assessment on the power of cultural heritage as a cause for plunder in armed conflicts along history Marc Balcells Chapter 17: Conclusion Index
