When Muhammed swept victorious into the city of Mecca in 630 C.E., one of his first acts was to destroy all of the idols at the Kabbah, one of the holiest sites

This book aims to advance the understanding of cultural property in armed conflict, and its significance for anti-terrorism and peace-building strategies. As th

Since the Second World War, art crime has shifted from a relatively innocuous, often ideological crime, into a major international problem, considered by some t

Discussion of the issues surrounding the destruction of cultural property in times of conflict has become a key issue for debate around the world. This book pro

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