[PDF.93xo] From Antiquities to Heritage: Transformations of Cultural Memory (Time and the World: Interdisciplinary Studies in Cultural Transformations)

Eighteenth-century gentleman scholars collected antiquities. Nineteenth-century nation states built museums to preserve their historical monuments. In the present world, heritage is a global concern as well as an issue of identity politics. What does it mean when runic stones or medieval churches are transformed from antiquities to monuments to heritage sites? This book argues that the transformations concern more than words alone: They reflect fundamental chang...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.From Antiquities to Heritage: Transformations of Cultural Memory (Time and the World: Interdisciplinary Studies in Cultural Transformations)   |  Anne Eriksen. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!