1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454887603321

Autore

Kaufman Ned.

Titolo

Place, race, and story : essays on the past and future of historic preservation / / Ned Kaufman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2009

ISBN

1-135-88971-6

1-135-88972-4

1-282-23490-0

9786612234903

0-203-87614-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (434 p.)

Disciplina

363.6/9

Soggetti

Historic preservation - United States

Historic sites - Conservation and restoration - United States

Historic buildings - Conservation and restoration - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Place, race, and story : basic issues -- pt. 2. Architecture in and out of place : historical perspectives -- pt. 3. Winning and losing in New York City -- pt. 4. Choosing a different future.

Sommario/riassunto

In Place, Race, and Story, author Ned Kaufman has collected his own essays dedicated to the proposition of giving the next generation of preservationists not only a foundational knowledge of the field of study, but more ideas on where they can take it. Through both big-picture essays considering preservation across time, and descriptions of work on specific sites, the essays in this collection trace the themes of place, race, and story in ways that raise questions, stimulate discussion, and offer a different perspective on these common ideas. Including unpublished ess