Cultural heritage, ethics and the military
By: edited by Peter G. Stone
Series: Heritage matters -- v. 4; Heritage matters series -- v. 4.
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Woodbridge, Suffolk; Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781843835387
Subjects: Classical antiquities; Moral and ethical aspects; Civil-military relations; Pillage; Philosophy; Archaeology; Military occupation; Protection; Cultural property; Iraq War, 2003-2011; Destruction and pillage; Case studies
Description: "The world reacted with horror to the images of the looting of the National Museum in Iraq in 2003 - closely followed by other museums and then, largely unchecked, or archaeological sites across the country. This outcome had been predicted by many archaeologists, with some offering to work directly with the military to identify museums and sites to be avoided and protected. However, this work has since been heavily criticised by others working in the field, who claim that such collaboration lended a legitimacy to the invasion. It has therefore served to focus on the broader issue of whether archaeologists and other cultural heritage experts should ever work with the military, and, if so, under what guidelines and strictures. The essays in this book, drawn from a series of international conferences and seminars on the debate, provide an historical background to the ethical issues facing cultural heritage experts, and place them in a wider context."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the ethical challenges for cultural heritage experts working with the military  -- Peter Stone; title: Still in the aftermath of Waterloo : a brief history of decisions about restitution  -- Margaret M. Miles; title: Physicians at war : lessons for archaeologists?  -- Fritz Allhoff; title: Christian responsibility and the preservation of civilisation in wartime : George Bell and the fate of Germany in World War II  -- Andrew Chandler; title: Responding to culture in conflict  -- Oliver Urquhart Irvine; title: How academia and the military can work together  -- Barney White-Spunner; title: Archaeologist under pressure : neutral or cooperative in wartime  -- Rene Teijgeler; title: Ancient artefacts and modern conflict : a case study of looting and instability in Iraq  -- Kathryn Hanson; title: Whose heritage? Archaeology, heritage and the military  -- Martin Brown; title: Military archaeology in the US : a complex ethical decision  -- Laurie Rush; title: Akwesasne : where the partridges drum to Fort Drum : consultation with native communities - an evolving process  -- Francis Scardera; title: Heritage resources and armed conflicts : an African perspective  -- Caleb Adebayo Folorunso; title: Human shields : social scientists on point in modern asymmetrical conflicts  -- Derek Suchard -- Politicians : assassins of Lebanese heritage? Archaeology in Lebanon in times of armed conflict / -- Joanne Farchakh Bajjaly; title: Relations between archaeologists and the military in the case of Iraq -- John Curtis.