Publications: Books

Antiquities under Siege: Cultural Heritage Protection after the Iraq War
Lawrence Rothfield, Editor
AltaMira Press, 2008

• Part I. The Case of Iraq and the Context of Looting
  • Chapter 1. Preserving Iraq’s Heritage from Looting: What Went Wrong (within the United States)
    Lawrence Rothfield
  • Chapter 2. Preparations at the Iraq Museum in the Lead-Up to War
    Donny George Youkhanna and McGuire Gibson
  • Chapter 3. Thieves of Baghdad: The Looting of the Iraq Museum
    Col. Matthew Bogdanos
  • Chapter 4. Who Are the Looters at Archaeological Sites in Iraq?
    Joanne Farchakh-Bajjaly
  • Chapter 5. See No Evil: Museums, Art Collectors, and the Black Markets They Adore
    Col. Matthew Bogdanos
  • Chapter 6. The Western Market in Iraqi Antiques
    Neil Brodie
• Part II. Preventing Future Looting after Armed Combat
  • The Way Forward for Legislative Bodies with Respect to International Law
    • Chapter 7. The 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict: Its Background and Prospects for Ratification in the United States
      Patty Gerstenblith
    • Chapter 8. The Implementation of International Treaties at the National Level: Law and Practice
      Guido Carducci
  • The Way Forward for Legislative Bodies and Military Commanders: Beyond Implementing International Law
    • Chapter 9. Congressional Responses to the Looting of Iraq's Cultural Property
      Patty Gerstenblith and Katharyn Hanson
    • Chapter 10. The Chain of Command
      J. Holmes Armstead, Jr.
  • The Way Forward for Military and Civilian War Planners
    • Chapter 11. Bridging the Public Security Gap: Stability Police Units in Contemporary Peace Operations and the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units
      Michael Dziedzic and Col. Christine Stark
    • Chapter 12. Italian Carabinieri and the Protection of Iraq's Cultural Heritage
      Carabinieri Unit for the Protection & Safeguarding of Italian Cultural Heritage
    • Chapter 13. Technology for the Prevention of Cultural Theft
      John B. Alexander
    • The Way Forward for Postwar Reconstruction Planners
      Lawrence Rothfield
    • Chapter 14. The Way Ahead: A Five-Point Plan for Future Action
      Col. Matthew Bogdanos
    • Chapter 15. Assignment Blue Shield: The Looting of the Iraq Museum and Cultural Property at War
      Corine Wegener
    • Chapter 16. The Role of NATO and Civil Military Affairs
      Lt. Col. Joris D. Kila
  • The Way Forward for Government and Intergovernmental Agencies
    • Chapter 17. Practical and Policy Considerations in Protecting Cultural Heritage and Preventing Looting during International Peace and Stability Operations
      Christopher J. Hoh
    • Chapter 18. UNESCO and the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Postconflict Situations: Efforts at UNESCO to Establish an Intergovernmental Fund for the Protection of Cultural Property in Times of Conflict
      Mounir Bouchenaki
    • Chapter 19. Engaging Interagency Processes to Protect Cultural Sites: Communities, Authorities, and Capabilities
      Col. Scott R. Feil
  • The Way Forward for Cultural Ministries, Departments, and Agencies
    • Chapter 20. Governmental Agencies and the Protection of Cultural Property in Times of War
      Nancy C. Wilkie
    • Chapter 21. What Cultural Ministries and Heritage Sites Should Do to Prepare for Conflict
      McGuire Gibson and Donny George Youkhanna
  • The Way Forward for Cultural Heritage NGOs
    • Chapter 22. Preventing Looting after Armed Combat: The Way Forward for U.S. Nongovernmental Cultural Organizations
      Bonnie Burnham and Stephen K. Urice