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Keeping history alive : safeguarding cultural heritage in post-conflict Afghanistan / editors Brendan Cassar and Sara Noshadi ; typeset Rouya Doost.

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Kabul, Afghanistan : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, ©2015.Description: 255 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9789231000645
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS353. K447 2015
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Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgments—Foreword by H.E. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan—Foreword by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO—Introduction by Brendan Cassar and Sara Noshadi—Chapter 1 : the long-term protection of Afghanistan’s cultural property and recent international cooperation-the status quo of the National Museum and archive services—Chapter 2 : archaeological excavations and current research-historic missions and recent discoveries—Chapter 3 : the nature, role and future of intangible cultural heritage in Afghanistan—Chapter 4 : preservation of the historic built environment and cultural landscapes-recent case studies from the provinces—Chapter 5 : the world heritage property of Bamiyan-past initiatives, current research and future proposals in the ‘valley of a thousand caves’.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University 3 Available 3ACKU000542687
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University 2 Available 3ACKU000392232
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS353.K447 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by author. 3ACKU000392117
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“United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)”—at head of title.
“Raw photos from 3D scanning of the Gawharshad Mausoleum ceiling in Herat ; ©UNESCO/ICONEM”—cover page.

Contents: Acknowledgments—Foreword by H.E. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan—Foreword by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO—Introduction by Brendan Cassar and Sara Noshadi—Chapter 1 : the long-term protection of Afghanistan’s cultural property and recent international cooperation-the status quo of the National Museum and archive services—Chapter 2 : archaeological excavations and current research-historic missions and recent discoveries—Chapter 3 : the nature, role and future of intangible cultural heritage in Afghanistan—Chapter 4 : preservation of the historic built environment and cultural landscapes-recent case studies from the provinces—Chapter 5 : the world heritage property of Bamiyan-past initiatives, current research and future proposals in the ‘valley of a thousand caves’.

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