Getting Yesterday Right: Interpreting the Heritage of Wales - Brossura

Jenkins, J. Geraint

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1848681526 ISBN 13: 9781848681521

Casa editrice: Amberley Pub Plc, 2009

Riassunto

It is said that during the 1970s a new museum was opened somewhere in Britain every fortnight; the number of heritage centres, preserved industrial sites, town trails and historic houses open to the public proliferated because they provided a semblance of solidity in an era when our landscapes and townscapes were rapidly changing. Getting Yesterday Right: Interpreting the Identity of Wales examines the growth of historically orientated institutions in Wales. The preservation, conservation and interpretation of historical sites, buildings and artefacts are of great importance, but has the conservation movement and our preoccupation with the past gone too far? Are we attempting to preserve too much without giving enough thought to the lasting value of the things preserved? These are just some of the questions raised in this new edition of a classic text.

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L'autore:

J. Geraint Jenkins was a prolific author and had written widely on the rural and maritime traditions of Wales. He had over thirty years experience as a member of the National Museum of Wales, at the Welsh Folk Museum and the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum.

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• Editore: Amberley Pub Plc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1848681526
• ISBN 13: 9781848681521
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192