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UNINA9910458503503321 |
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Autore |
Eriksen Anne |
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Titolo |
From antiquities to heritage : transformations of cultural memory / / Anne Eriksen |
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New York : , : Berghahn, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (187 p.) |
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Collana |
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Time and the World: Interdisciplinary Studies in Cultural Transformations ; ; Volume 1 |
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Cultural property - Protection - Philosophy |
Historic preservation - Philosophy |
Antiquities - Collection and preservation - Philosophy |
Cultural property - Protection - Norway |
Historic preservation - Norway |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Heritage and Cultural Memory; Chapter 2 - In Search of Ancient Heroes; Chapter 3 - Antiquarianism and Epistemic Virtue; Chapter 4 - Ruins and Time; Chapter 5 - Mediaeval Monuments; Chapter 6 - Museums to Preserve Our Past; Chapter 7 - Monuments and Memorials; Chapter 8 - Cultural Property, Cultural Heritage; Chapter 9 - Heritage and Presentism; References; Index |
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Eighteenth-century gentleman scholars collected antiquities. Nineteenth-century nation states built museums to preserve their historical monuments. In the present world, heritage is a global concern as well as an issue of identity politics. What does it mean when runic stones or medieval churches are transformed from antiquities to monuments to heritage sites? This book argues that the transformations concern more than words alone: They reflect fundamental changes in the way we experience the past, and the way historical objects are assigned meaning and value in the present. This |
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UNINA9910969549103321 |
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Autore |
Abramowicz Michael |
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Titolo |
Predictocracy : market mechanisms for public and private decision making / / Michael Abramowicz |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2007 |
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9786612088575 |
9781282088573 |
1282088572 |
9780300144956 |
0300144954 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 online resource (xviii, 346 p.) ) : ill |
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Disciplina |
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Business forecasting |
Economic forecasting |
Decision making |
Forecasting |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-342) and index. |
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The media -- Policy analysts -- Businesses -- Committees -- Regulatory bodies -- Administrative agencies -- Public corporations -- Courts -- Legislative bodies -- Predictocracy. |
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Predicting the future is serious business for virtually all public and private institutions, for they must often make important decisions based on such predictions. This visionary book explores how institutions from legislatures to corporations might improve their predictions and arrive at better decisions by means of prediction markets, a promising new tool with virtually unlimited potential applications. Michael Abramowicz explains how prediction markets work; why they accurately forecast elections, sports contests, and other events; and how they may even advance the ideals of our system of republican government. He also explores the ways in which prediction |
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markets address common problems related to institutional decision making. Throughout the book the author extends current thinking about prediction markets and offers imaginative proposals for their use in an array of settings and situations. |
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