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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455503903321

Autore

Stipe Robert E

Titolo

A Richer Heritage [[electronic resource] ] : Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, 2003

ISBN

0-8078-6321-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (593 p.)

Collana

Richard Hampton Jenrette Series in Architecture & the Decorative Arts

Disciplina

363.690973

Soggetti

Electronic books

Historic preservation

Historic sites

Environmental Studies

Historic preservation - Conservation and restoration - United States

Historic sites - United States

United States - General

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Prologue. Why Preserve?; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION: America's Preservation Ethos: A Tribute to Enduring Ideals; Part One. Preservation Comes of Age; Part Two. New Directions since 1966; Part Three. The Human Face of Preservation; Part Four. Historic Preservation in the Twenty-first Century; Notes; Contributors; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Surveying the past, present and future of historic preservation in America, this text features 15 essays by some of the most eminent voices in the field, essays which highlight the principle ideas and events that have shaped and continue to shape the movement.