1 option
Heritage and healing in Syria and Iraq / Zena Kamash.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kamash, Zena, 1977- author.
- Series:
- Social archaeology and material worlds.
- Social archaeology and material worlds
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cultural property--Destruction and pillage--Iraq.
- Cultural property.
- Cultural property--Destruction and pillage--Syria.
- Historic preservation--Iraq.
- Historic preservation.
- Historic preservation--Syria.
- Collective memory--Iraq.
- Collective memory.
- Collective memory--Syria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 271 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2024.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Biography/History:
- Zena Kamash is Senior Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at Royal Holloway, University of London.
- Summary:
- This volume explores what to do with heritage that has been destroyed in conflict in Syria and Iraq. Drawing on research into trauma and trauma recovery, it challenges existing modes of cultural heritage reconstruction and envisages gentler, creative and ethically-driven ways to use heritage for healing.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Information
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Glossary
- Heritage reconstruction in Syria and Iraq: an introduction
- Cultural heritage destruction in Syria and Iraq: narratives and nuance
- Knights in shining armour? Heritage reconstruction projects in Syria and Iraq
- Dismantling the master's house? Architectural approaches to heritage reconstruction
- Rhetorical reconstruction: heritage reconstruction in the media
- From zombies to ghosts: mortality, memory and trauma
- Embracing ghosts: artistic reflections on conflict and cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq
- Laying ghosts to rest: community projects in Syria and Iraq
- Primary sources
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 19, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781526188243
- 1526188244
- 9781526140845
- 1526140845
- OCLC:
- 1441725804
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.