Cultural destruction by ISIS, Bridey Heing
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- Iraq -- Civilization -- Young adult literature
- Cultural property + Destruction and pillage -- Iraq -- History -- 21st century -- Young adult literature
- Cultural property + Protection -- Iraq -- Young adult literature
- Syria -- Civilization -- Young adult literature
- Iraq -- Antiquities -- Young adult literature
- Syria -- Antiquities -- Young adult literature
- IS (Organization) -- Young adult literature
- Cultural property + Protection -- Syria -- Young adult literature
- Cultural property + Destruction and pillage -- Syria -- History -- 21st century -- Young adult literature
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Cultural destruction by ISIS, Bridey Heing
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Cultural destruction by ISIS
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
990057254
Responsibility statement
Bridey Heing
Series statement
The crimes of ISIS
Summary
When Muhammed swept victorious into the city of Mecca in 630 C.E., one of his first acts was to destroy all of the idols at the Kabbah, one of the holiest sites in the Islamic world. ISIS is taking the prophet's idea to the extreme, attempting to raze art and architecture they deem un-Islamic from their domain. Ancient cities have fallen beneath bulldozers and clouds of dust, while priceless artifacts have been looted from museums and destroyed. Students will be challenged to ask why ISIS is so bent on destroying artifacts of the past and what power the preservation of these objects gives those fighting against the Islamic State
Table of contents
The heart of the ancient world -- An ideology of destruction -- Destruction in Iraq -- Destruction in Syria -- The destruction of cities -- Preserving history
Target audience
juvenile
Incoming Resources
- Has instance2