Destruction Memory Architecture Second by Bevan Robert (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The destruction of Nimrud and Palmyra, crumbled shells of mosques in Iraq, the fall of the World Trade Center towers on 9/11: when architectural totems such as these are destroyed by conicts and the ravages of war, more than mere buildings are at stake. The Destruction of Memory, now with a new preface, argues that such destruction not only shatters a nations culture and morale but is a deliberate act of eradicating a cultures memory and, ultimately, its existence. A lm of the same name based on the book will be released in early 2016. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 2nd expanded edition. 303 pages. 7.75x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Crumbled shells of mosques in Iraq, the fall of the World Trade Center towers on September 11: when architectural totems such as these are destroyed by conflicts and the ravages of war, more than mere buildings are at stake. The Destruction of Memory--now available in this accessible, pocket edition--reveals the extent to which a nation weds itself to its landscape. Robert Bevan argues that such destruction not only shatters a nation's culture and morale but is also a deliberate act of eradicating a culture's memory and, ultimately, its existence. Bevan combs through world history to highlight a range of wars and conflicts in which the destruction of architecture was pivotal. From Cortez's razing of Aztec cities to the carpet bombings of Dresden and Tokyo in World War II to the war in the former Yugoslavia, The Destruction of Memory exposes the cultural war that rages behind architectural annihilation, revealing that in this subliminal assault lies the complex aim of exterminating a people. He provocatively argues for 'the fatally intertwined experience of genocide and cultural genocide,' ultimately proposing the elevation of cultural genocide from 'collateral damage' to a crime punishable by international law.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The Destruction of Memory | Architecture at War - Second Expanded Edition | Robert Bevan | Taschenbuch | Einband - flex.(Paperback) | Englisch | 2016 | Reaktion Books | EAN 9781780235974 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …

Paperback. Condition: New. 5 X 1 X 7.75 inches; 240 pages.