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Keeping Time: History and Theory of Preservation in America(Preservation Press Series)

Keeping Time: History and Theory of Preservation in America(Preservation Press Series)


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A thorough yet succinct look at American community preservation--its history, practice and legal framework. This book discusses the roles of the private citizen and government, as well as the practice of house museums, historic districts, building rehabilitation, landscape preservation, rural preservation and archaeology.

Table of Contents:
The Language of Preservation; The Preservation Movement and the Private Citizen Before World War II; The Preservation Movement and the National Trust for Historic Preservation; Government and the Preservation Movement; Government and Preservation Since World War II; The Historic Room and House Museum; Outdoor Museums; Historic Districts; Rehabilitation and Adaptive Use; Landscape Preservation; Rural and Small Town Preservation; Archaeology; Preservation in Practice; Epilogue: And What of the Future?; Appendices; Chronology; Glossary; Bibliography; Illustration Credits; Index.

About the Author :
WILLIAM J. MURTAGH has held pivotal positions in the field of historic preservation for more than 30 years. He has served as first Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, Department of the Interior, and has been Vice President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and President of the Victorian Society in America. He directed the Preservation Program at Columbia University, and initiated Preservation programs at the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaii.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780471182405
  • Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Height: 250 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: History and Theory of Preservation in America
  • Width: 175 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0471182400
  • Publisher Date: 29 Aug 1997
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Preservation Press Series
  • Weight: 510 gr


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