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Feb 2023
29m 52s

Why Should Cultural Heritage Be Protecte...

Marshall Poe
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Where people are killed and abused in warfare and violent conflict, artifacts of cultural heritage are often destroyed and mistreated as well. Indeed, in the World War II-era efforts to promote the then-novel idea of genocide, the Polish lawyer and activist Raphael Lemkin sought to codify the notion that genocide was both personal and cultural. What has come ... Show More
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