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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Greenhalgh, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2015]
Colección:Heritage and identity (Series) ; v. 4.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 427 pages, 32 variously numbered pages of plates)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:900429371X
9789004293717