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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821319103321

Autore

Fowler P. J.

Titolo

The past in contemporary society : then, now / / Peter J. Fowler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992

ISBN

1-134-91045-2

1-134-91046-0

1-280-51770-0

0-203-22086-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Collana

The Heritage

Disciplina

941

941.0858

Soggetti

Historic sites - Conservation and restoration - Great Britain

Cultural property - Protection - Great Britain

Tourism - Great Britain

Great Britain Antiquities Collection and preservation

Great Britain Cultural policy

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 (p. 177-183) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and author's note; Preface; In the beginning; Preservation to re-creation; Living with the past; Celebrating the past; A day in the life of the past; Days-out in the past; Managing the past; Past practicalities; Using the past; Touring the past; Exploiting the past; Then now, present and future; Forward to the past; Bibliographical note; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Fowler assesses the influence of our heritage in the last decade of the 20th century, and, with a wide range of examples, judges the consequences of the increasing pressures of the heritage industry, providing suggestions for responsible development.