Abstract
This chapter analyses why political actors engage in acts of cultural destruction. It suggests that such acts are rarely wanton destruction but often reflect the desire to achieve specific goals, namely the desire to eliminate one political order and to replace it with another.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Protecting Civilians |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Humanitarian Obligation - Essays on the Protection of Civilians, Children and Armed Conflict and Cultural Protection |
| Place of Publication | Brussels |
| Publisher | North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Office of the Secretary General, Human Security Uni |
| Chapter | 12 |
| Pages | 63-67 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISBN (Print) | N/A |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |