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From antiquities to heritage : transformations of cultural memory /

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 ar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Eriksen, Anne (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2014.
Colección:Time and the world ; v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Heritage and cultural memory
  • In search of ancient heroes
  • Antiquarianism and epistemic virtue
  • Ruins and time
  • Mediaeval monuments
  • Museums to preserve our past
  • Monuments and memorials
  • Cultural property, cultural heritage
  • Heritage and presentism.