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Place, race, and story : essays on the past and future of historic preservation / Ned Kaufman.

Title
Place, race, and story : essays on the past and future of historic preservation / Ned Kaufman.
Author
Kaufman, Ned.
Publication
New York : Routledge, ©2009.

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Description
xi, 421 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Denkmalpflege
  • Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration
  • Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > United States
  • Historic preservation
  • Historic preservation > United States
  • Historic sites > Conservation and restoration
  • Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > United States
  • USA
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Prologue : how place, race, and story are changing preservation today -- Place, race, and story : basic issues. Introduction : needs and opportunities ; Placing preservation ; Protecting storyscape ; Eliminating the diversity deficit -- Architecture in and out of place : historical perspectives. Introduction : visiting, collecting, and preserving architecture ; History, design, and the rise of architectural travel ; Collecting architecture, from Napoleon through Ford -- Winning and losing in New York City. Introduction : "cultural landmarks" and the challenges of place, race, and story in New York City ; A plan to save New York's places of history and tradition ; Heritage and the cultural politics of preservation : the African Burial Ground and the Audubon Ballroom ; Historical memory, social equity, and the disappearance of New York's working-class neighborhoods -- Choosing a different future. Introduction : yesterday's and tomorrow's futures ; Sustaining the living heritage of places : some suggestions for using and owning land ; Sugar songs : a modest proposal delivered to the Earl of Harewood ; Moving forward : futures for a preservation movement.
ISBN
  • 9780415965392
  • 041596539X
  • 9780415965408
  • 0415965403
  • 9780203876145
  • 0203876148
LCCN
2008053043
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library