Giving Preservation a History

Author: Mason, Randall F.

Brand: Routledge

Edition: 2

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 456

EAN: 9780367025823

Release Date: 31-10-2019

Package Dimensions: 12.6 x 10.0 x 1.3 inches

Languages: English

Binding: Paperback

Part Number: 8 Line drawings, color; 116 Halftones, c

Details: In this volume, some of the leading figures in the field have been brought together to write on the roots of the historic preservation movement in the United States, ranging from New York to Santa Fe, Charleston to Chicago. Giving Preservation a History explores the long history of historic preservation: how preservation movements have taken a leading role in shaping American urban space and development; how historic preservation battles have reflected broader social forces; and what the changing nature of historic preservation means for efforts to preserve national, urban, and local heritage.
The second edition adds several new essays addressing key developing areas in the field by major new voices. The new essays represent the broadening range of scholarship on historic preservation generated since the publication of the first edition, taking better account of the role of cultural diversity and difference within the field while exploring the connections between preservation and allied concerns such as environmental sustainability, LGBTQ and nonwhite identity, and economic development.