Heritage under Siege

Joris D. Kila, PhD (Amsterdam, 2012) is researcher at the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Culture and History, reserve Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Netherlands Army and holds degrees from Leiden University and the University of Amsterdam. He undertook cultural rescue missions in Iraq, Macedonia, Egypt and Libya and is affiliated with several heritage organizations. He is Chair of the International Military Cultural Resources Working Group IMCuRWG and has written numerous publications on heritage protection.

"The book by Joris D. Kila falls squarely in the heart of this international debate from a perspective based on personal experiences, but no less complete and comprehensive. (...) Ultimately, this work is undoubtedly interesting because of its stimulating and enlightening content", Ignacio Rodríguez Temiño, AP: Online Journal in Public Archaeology Volume 3 - 2013 p. 139-142.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsPreface Chapter 1. Introduction Research Methods, Sources Used, and the Multidisciplinary Nature of the SubjectThe Production of Knowledge about CPP and Raising Awareness on the SubjectThe relevance of Military Cultural Property ProtectionThe Volatile Characteristics of Cultural PropertyLooting and PovertyChapter 2. The Playing Field of Cultural Property Protection Setting the StageThe Military The MediaGovernmental Institutions and Political OrganizationsNon-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)International Organizations (IOs)Working and Advisory GroupsCommerce, Crime, Law and Order, and ReligionScienceTrends in Cultural Property Protection until 1954The Sociology of Cultural Property Protection and the Military Chapter 3. Case StudiesAn Ethnographical Museum for Afghanistan Iconoclasm in the Orthodox Monastery of Matejce in Macedonia: The Creative Use of Damaged Cultural PropertySaving Uruk from LootingThe Cultural Importance of UrukHistory of Excavating UrukMilitary Cultural InterventionKey Elements for an Effective Cultural Property Protection Strategy Found in This CaseCPP and Civil Military CooperationCultural Property OfficersHandover ProceduresLegal Obligations and ImplicationsLooting, Illicit Traffic and the Link with SecurityFinancingConclusions Concerning the Uruk CaseThe Polish Approach in IraqA Case Example of (Unintended) Violation the Hague Convention: HescosThe Case of the Iraqi National LibraryEgypt February 12–16th 2011The Necropolis of Saqqara; An IntroductionConclusions from the Egypt Looting CasusEgyptian EpilogueConclusionsLibyaThe Current Conflict in LibyaAn Introduction to the Libyan World Heritage SitesFollow up Activities to Safeguard Heritage in LibyaLessons LearnedChapter 4. The Way AheadBalancing the InterestsIdentified Dilemmas or Challenges Standing in the Way of CPP ImplementationLegal Aspects to Consider when Implementing Military CPPControl Mechanisms and SanctionsCommon Denominators as Part of SolutionsOpportunities for Effective Implementation of Military CPPResearch, Education, and ExerciseDifferent Perceptions of the Relevance and Need for Training between the Military and Parties Who Want to Follow Up on the Hague Convention of 1954’s Article 25Teaching and TrainingTraining in situExamples of Other Means for Training Military: the CPP Playing CardsGeographic Information Systems (GIS) and Satellite Remote SensingCurrent Examples of Military CPP Implementation, a Comparative AnalysisConcluding Remarks: Proceeding From Violently Opposed to Being Accepted as Self-EvidentValorization of the Research OutcomesSummaryReferencesGlossaryInterviewsAppendixes 1: The Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 1954 and the first and second protocols.2: Examples of CPP field pocket cards in German and Dutch prepared in cooperation with the U.S. DoD legacy program.3: NATO Civil-Military Co-Operation (CIMIC) Doctrine AJP 9.4: Regulation Number 200-2 Environmental Quality, CENTCOM Contingency Environmental Guidance.5: STANAG 7141 EP Joint NATO Doctrine For Environmental Protection During NATO Led Military Activities.6: Mission Report Civil-Military Assessment Mission for Egyptian Heritage. By Blue Shield and IMCuRWG February 12 to 16, 2011.Index