The Rise of Heritage

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-1-107-59558-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 622 g

Reihe: New Studies in European History

Where does our fascination for 'heritage' originate? This groundbreaking comparative study of preservation in France, Germany and England looks beyond national borders to reveal how the idea of heritage emerged from intense competition and collaboration in a global context. Astrid Swenson follows the 'heritage-makers' from the French Revolution to the First World War, revealing the importance of global networks driving developments in each country. Drawing on documentary, literary and visual sources, the book connects high politics and daily life and uncovers how, through travel, correspondence, world fairs and international congresses, the preservationists exchanged ideas, helped each other campaign and dreamed of establishing international institutions for the protection of heritage. Yet, these heritage-makers were also animated by fierce rivalry as international tension grew. This mixture of international collaboration and competition created the European culture of heritage, which defined preservation as integral to modernity, and still shapes current institutions and debates.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Swenson, Astrid

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtspolitik, Erinnerungskultur
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Museumskunde, Materielle Kultur, Erinnerungskultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Part I. National Heritage Movements: 1. In search of origins; 2. The heritage-makers; Part II. International Meeting-Points: 3. Exhibition mania; 4. 'Peace and goodwill among nations'; Part III. Transnational Campaigns: 5. 'A Morris dance 'round St Mark's'; 6. 'A yardstick for a people's cultural attainment'; Conclusion; Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Swenson, Astrid
Astrid Swenson is Lecturer in European History at Brunel University, London. Her previous publications include From Plunder to Preservation: Britain and the Heritage of Empire, c.1800–1940 (co-edited with Peter Mandler, 2013).