Falser, Michael.

Michael Falser, "Denkmalpflege zwischen europäischem Gedächtnis und nationaler Erinnerung - Riegls Alterswert und Kulturtechniken der Berliner Nachwendezeit."

The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas despite protests from the international community has been described by Michael Falser, a heritage expert at the Center for Transcultural Studies in Germany, as an attack by the Taliban against the globalising concept of "cultural heritage".