Heritage & Conservation
All aspects of the definition and preservation of cultural heritage and human interaction with the past, from conservation techniques to museum studies, contested pasts, and concepts of cultural property
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Heritage Transformed [Paperback]
Ian Baxter (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9781842174579
Published by : Oxbow Books
How does "heritage" become objectified within public institutions and representative of a national past? This book proposes a model for this process and contains five case studies that explore variety in the transformation of heritage. The m... .... Learn More -
Sharing Knowledge and Cultural Heritage: First Nations of the Americas. Studies in Collaboration with Indigenous Peoples from Greenland, North and South America [Paperback]
Laura Van Broekhoven (Editor); Cunera Buijs (Editor); Pieter Hovens (Editor)
£38.00ISBN: 9789088900662
Published by : Sidestone Press
Series: MEDEDELINGEN VAN HET RIJKSMUSEUM VOOR VOLKENKUNDE
Volume: 39
Sharing Knowledge & Cultural Heritage (SK&CH), First Nations of the Americas, testifies to the growing commitment of museum professionals in the twenty-first century to share collections with the descendants of people and communities from whom ... .... Learn More -
The Acropolis: The New Acropolis Museum [Paperback]
Katerina Servi (Author)
£18.00ISBN: 9789602134528
Published by : Ekdotike Athenon
One of the most important monuments of human civilisation and the new architectural jewel of Athens are both presented through informative, easy to read texts in a fully illustrated edition with colour representations and detailed site plans. T... .... Learn More -
'A Veritable Eden'. The Manchester Botanic Garden: A History [Paperback]
Ann Brooks (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781905119370
Published by : Windgather Press
The Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society was founded in 1827 to allow members the opportunity to study botany and horticulture and to create an ambience "not unlike a fashionable resort". Today the Garden is all but forgotten and only... .... Learn More -
Heritage Values in Contemporary Society [Hardback]
George Smith (Author)
£78.50ISBN: 9781598744453
Published by : Left Coast Press
What do we value about the past? In formulating policies about heritage preservation, that is the inevitable question, and deals not only with economic value but also the intangible value to individuals, communities and society as a whole. This... .... Learn More -
Heritage Values in Contemporary Society [Paperback]
George Smith (Author)
£30.50ISBN: 9781598744460
Published by : Left Coast Press
What do we value about the past? In formulating policies about heritage preservation, that is the inevitable question, and deals not only with economic value but also the intangible value to individuals, communities and society as a whole. This... .... Learn More -
Unquiet Pasts: Risk Society, Lived Cultural Heritage, Re-designing Reflexivity [Hardback]
Stephanie Koerner (Author)
£65.00ISBN: 9780754675488
Published by : Ashgate Publishing Ltd
These papers explore the ethical, political and cultural tensions and responsibilities which need to be addressed by archaeologists when working within networks of global ecologies and communities, examining how authoritarian traditions can exa... .... Learn More -
Archaeology, Cultural Property and the Military [Hardback]
Laurie Rush (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 9781843835394
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Drawing on major contributions from seven armed forces, amongst others, this book aims to set out the obligations to protect cultural heritage under international conventions and domestic laws; provide a series of case studies of current milit... .... Learn More -
Archaeology, Cultural Property and the Military [Paperback]
Laurie Rush (Author)
£16.99ISBN: 9781843837527
Published by : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Drawing on major contributions from seven armed forces, amongst others, this book aims to set out the obligations to protect cultural heritage under international conventions and domestic laws; provide a series of case studies of current milit... .... Learn More -
African Homecoming: Pan-African Ideology and Contested Heritage [Hardback]
Katharina Schramm (Author)
£74.50ISBN: 9781598745139
Published by : Left Coast Press
African Americans and others in the African diaspora have increasingly 'come home' to Africa to visit the sites at which their ancestors were enslaved and shipped. In this nuanced analysis of homecoming, Katharina Schramm analyzes how a shared ... .... Learn More