Voices of the Pioneers Early History of the World Heritage Convention |
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| Author:
| Cameron, Christina
Rossler, Mechtild |
| Series title: | Heritage, Culture and Identity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4094-3766-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Ashgate Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $119.95 |
Book Description:
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This book examines the World Heritage system and its global impact through diverse prisms, including its normative frameworks, constituent bodies, programme activities, personalities and key issues. Concentrating on the period between 1972 and 2000, this innovative book project seeks out the voices of the pioneers – some 40 key players who participated in the creation and early implementation of the Convention – and combines these insightful interviews with original...
More DescriptionThis book examines the World Heritage system and its global impact through diverse prisms, including its normative frameworks, constituent bodies, programme activities, personalities and key issues. Concentrating on the period between 1972 and 2000, this innovative book project seeks out the voices of the pioneers – some 40 key players who participated in the creation and early implementation of the Convention – and combines these insightful interviews with original research drawn from a broad range of both published and archival sources.