Historic Preservation Collective Memory and Historic Identity |
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| Author:
| Barthel, Diane |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-2293-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1996 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $48.00 |
Book Description:
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This text focuses on historic preservation, and contrasts Europe - which it argues is an elitist enterprise aimed at preserving values - and the USA, where the patterns are more democratic and dynamic. It asks whether preservation is just a media representation and a means of consuming history.
This text focuses on historic preservation, and contrasts Europe - which it argues is an elitist enterprise aimed at preserving values - and the USA, where the patterns are more democratic and dynamic. It asks whether preservation is just a media representation and a means of consuming history.