Destruction of cultural heritage in 19th-century France : old stones versus modern identities /
Destruction of Cultural Heritage in 19th Century France charts the destruction of earlier architecture as towns pull down their walls, build modern houses, welcome railways and, except for a few scholars, forget about the past. Heritage was largely scorned, and identity found in modernity, not in th...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston :
Brill,
[2015]
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Colección: | Heritage and identity (Series) ;
v. 4. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Destruction of Cultural Heritage in 19th Century France charts the destruction of earlier architecture as towns pull down their walls, build modern houses, welcome railways and, except for a few scholars, forget about the past. Heritage was largely scorned, and identity found in modernity, not in the past. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 427 pages, 32 variously numbered pages of plates) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 900429371X 9789004293717 |