Cultural Heritage and Mass Atrocities

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Edited by James Cuno and Thomas G. Weiss A pathbreaking call to halt the intertwined crises of cultural heritage attacks and mass atrocities and mobilize international efforts to protect people and cultures.Intentional destruction of cultural heritage has a long history. Contemporary examples include the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, mosques in Xinjiang, mausoleums in Timbuktu, and Greco-Roman ruins in Syria. Cultural heritage destruction invariably accompanies assaults on civilians, making heritage attacks…