Modernity as Perpetual War or Perpetual Peace?

<div class="intro matter"> <p>We cannot meaningfully criticize the destruction of cultural heritage in the Middle East if we do not question the apparatuses, institutions, and mindsets that lead to terror and destruction in the first place. Just as state apparatuses can make the deaths of enemies ungrievable, cultural and educational institutions can make demolished buildings into something un-memorable.</p> </div>

Authors:

Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative

Part of: The Destruction of Cultural Heritage: From Napoléon to ISIS

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