TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bokova,Irina
ED  - Project Muse,
ED  - J. Paul Getty Trust,
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - UNESCO’S Response to the Rise of Violent Extremism : : A Decade of Building International Momentum in the Struggle to Protect Cultural Heritage
T2  - J. Paul Getty Trust occasional papers in cultural heritage policy
SN  - 9781606067512
AV  - CC135 .B65 2021
PY  - 2021///
CY  - Baltimore, Maryland
PB  - Project Muse
KW  - Unesco
KW  - Art and war
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Conservation and restoration
KW  - Art
KW  - Cultural property
KW  - Protection
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE; Includes bibliographical references; Open Access
N2  - In 2016, in response to recent attacks on cultural heritage sites in Syria, Iraq, and Timbuktu, the J. Paul Getty Trust convened a meeting at the British Academy in London to discuss the need for an international framework to protect cultural heritage in zones of armed conflict. To further explore these questions, the Trust subsequently launched the J. Paul Getty Trust Occasional Papers in Cultural Heritage Policy series. The fifth issue of this series, written by Irina Bokova, former director-general of UNESCO, focuses on the value that UNESCO can bring to the fight to protect cultural heritage. During her two terms at UNESCO, Bokova worked to promote international peace and cooperation by raising awareness of the value of cultural heritage and partnering with local communities to rebuild and revitalize their damaged heritage--and themselves. One of Bokova's most successful campaigns, #Unite4Heritage, has created a global social network of people who are sharing stories, knowledge, and personal experiences about their heritage in an effort to challenge the hate-filled narratives put forward by extremists and keep threatened cultures alive and vital
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/84599/
ER  -