Destruction of Memory Architecture at War

Name: Destruction of Memory Architecture at War
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ISBN: 9781861893192

ISBN-10: 1861893191

ISBN-13: 9781861893192

Edition: 2007

Authors: Robert Bevan

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A decimated Shiite shrine in Iraq. The smoking World Trade Center site. The scorched cityscape of 1945 Dresden. Among the most indelible scars left by war is the destroyed landscapes, and such architectural devastation damages far more than mere buildings. Robert Bevan argues here" "that shattered buildings are not merely "collateral damage," but rather calculated acts of cultural annihilation. From Hitler's Kristallnacht to the toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue in the Iraq War, Bevan deftly sifts through military campaigns and their tactics throughout history, and analyzes the cultural impact and catastrophic consequences of architectural destruction. For Bevan, these actions are…

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
Publication date: 4/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English




Introduction: The Enemies of Architecture and Memory



Cultural Cleansing: Who Remembers the Armenians?



Terror: Morale, Messages and Propaganda



Conquest and Revolution



Fences and Neighbours: The Destructive Consequences of Partition



Remember and Warn I: Rebuilding and Commemoration



Remember and Warn II: Protection and Prosecution


References


Acknowledgements


Photographic Acknowledgements


Index