Overview
- Outlines the methods used in the processing of available archaeological and historical data in order to create profiles of individual monuments in Mosul
- Investigates the story of Mosul which has been severely damaged by ISIS
- Present the results of 3D reconstructions of destroyed sites, created on the basis of preserved documentation
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict (PSCHC)
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The book examines the destruction of the architectural heritage in Mosul perpetrated by Islamic State between 2014 and 2017. It identifies which structures were attacked, the ideological rationale behind the destruction, and the significance of the lost monuments in the context of Mosul’s urban development and the architectural history of the Middle East. This methodologically innovative work fills an important gap in the study of both current radical movements and the medieval Islamic architecture of Northern Iraq.
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Table of contents (4 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Karel Nováček is Associate Professor of Medieval Archaeology at the Palacký University at Olomouc.
Miroslav Melčák is a research fellow at the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague.
Ondřej Beránek is Director of the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Lenka Starková is Assistant Professor of Landscape Archaeology at the University of West Bohemia Pilsen.
Lucie Pospíšilová (aka Nyx Alexander Design) is a freelance graphic designer and 3D artist.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mosul after Islamic State
Book Subtitle: The Quest for Lost Architectural Heritage
Authors: Karel Nováček, Miroslav Melčák, Ondřej Beránek, Lenka Starková
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62636-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-62635-8Published: 25 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-62638-9Published: 26 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-62636-5Published: 24 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2634-6419
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6427
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXII, 352
Number of Illustrations: 49 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cultural Heritage, Urban History, Terrorism and Political Violence, History of the Middle East