| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 413 pages) |
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New studies in European history |
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New studies in European history.
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| Contents |
Cover; Halftitle; Seriespage; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Heritage and history; Words and things; The heritage-makers; Geographies of heritage; Part I National heritage movements; Chapter 1 In search of origins; Vandals and revolutionaries; Historical culture and the state; The pleasures of the past; Chapter 2 The heritage-makers; Sociability, erudition and activism; Ancient buildings and open spaces in England; French friends of monuments and landscape protectors |
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German days for monuments and leagues for the homelandPrivate societies and national movements; Part II International meeting-points; Chapter 3 Exhibition mania; Historic monument exhibitions; Entertainment and education; A case of failed transfer?; Personalities and politics; Much ado about nothing?; Chapter 4 'Peace and goodwill among nations'; A common heritage; 'A most unpleasant competition'; The First Official Congress; Continuation and elaboration; International conventions; Concert members; Congress legacies; Part III Transnational campaigns; Chapter 5 'A Morris Dance Round St Mark's' |
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Bilateral collaborationsInternational competition about international collaboration; Chapter 6 'A yardstick for a people's cultural attainment'; 'A primrose by a river's brim'; Culture wars; The state and the public; The power of comparison; 'Official heritage'; Conclusion; Agents and networks; Concepts and articulations; Competition and collaboration; Common history, divided memory; Glossary of foreign terms; Glossary of foreign institutions; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
A richly illustrated book exploring the origins of the modern fascination for heritage, comparing preservation in France, Germany and England |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Title from publisher's web page (viewed on 12 December, 2013) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Cultural property -- Protection -- France -- History
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Cultural property -- Protection -- Germany -- History
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Cultural property -- Protection -- England -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Cultural property -- Protection
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Cultuurgoed.
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England
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France
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Germany
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Duitsland.
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Frankrijk.
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Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781107471689 |
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1107471680 |
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9781139026574 |
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1139026577 |
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1306459125 |
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9781306459129 |
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9781107464636 |
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1107464633 |
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9781107468009 |
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1107468000 |
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0521117623 |
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9780521117623 |
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9781107595583 |
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1107595584 |
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