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The Destruction of Memory
Architecture at War, Second Expanded Edition
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Essential reading for those interested in history, culture, war studies, and architecture, as well as readers concerned with the impact of conflict on cultural heritage.
Now available in an expanded 2nd Edition, this is a polemical account of the destruction of architecture in war.
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Crumbled shells of mosques in Iraq, the fall of the World Trade Center towers on 11 September 2009: 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 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, existence.
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Simon Jenkins of The Sunday Times (UK) calls it a "devastating book" that argues war involves not just killing people but also obliterating cultures and memories, emphasising that the destruction of buildings can be more ferocious than the loss of life.
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ISBN: 9781780235974
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 February 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Edition: 2nd edition
Illustration: 67 illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Robert Bevan is a journalist, author and heritage-led regeneration consultant. He is an architecture critic for national newspapers in the UK and writes for publications internationally.
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