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Book The Hosmer Heritage

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1991
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 702 pages

Download or read book The Hosmer Heritage written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Heritage

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  • Author : Rodney Harrison
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 0415591953
  • Pages : 290 pages

Download or read book Heritage written by Rodney Harrison and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historic sites, memorials, national parks, museumsewe live in an age in which heritage is ever-present. But what does it mean to live amongst the spectral traces of the past, the heterogeneous piling up of historic materials in the present? How did heritage grow from the concern of a handful of enthusiasts and specialists in one part of the world to something which is considered to be universally cherished? And what concepts and approaches are necessary to understanding this global obsession? Over the decades, since the adoption of the World Heritage Convention, various e~crisese(tm) of definition have significantly influenced the ways in which heritage is classified, perceived and managed in contemporary global societies. Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the many tangible and intangible e~thingse(tm) now defined as heritage, this book attempts simultaneously to account for this global phenomenon and the industry which has grown up around it, as well as to develop a e~toolkit of conceptse(tm) with which it might be studied. In doing so, it provides a critical account of the emergence of heritage studies as an interdisciplinary field of academic study. This is presented as part of a broader examination of the function of heritage in late modern societies, with a particular focus on the changes which have resulted from the globalisation of heritage during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Developing new theoretical approaches and innovative models for more dialogically democratic heritage decision making processes, Heritage: Critical Approaches unravels the relationship between heritage and the experience of late modernity, whilst reorienting heritage so that it might be more productively connected with other pressing social, economic, political and environmental issues of our time.

Book The Living History Anthology

Download or read book The Living History Anthology written by Martha B. Katz-Hyman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Living History Anthology brings together twenty-six practical essays on the craft of establishing and running living history museums. Contributions cover all aspects of developing and running a living history site. Including contributions on strategic planning, human resource management, research programs, collection policies, and engagement with varied audiences, including indigenous groups, the book demonstrates how to approach such tasks from a living history perspective. Topics unique to the sector, such as re-enactment, historic trade crafts, and working with machinery and livestock, are also covered. Each essay is briefly introduced and contextualized by the editors, while the collection is bookended by a new foreword and afterword from Debra A. Reid, and an introduction from the editors. Representing the collective wisdom of the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) members across the decades, The Living History Anthology provides a valuable resource for all living history practitioners. It should also be of interest to students and scholars studying living history.

Book Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America  March 4  1789 March 3  1791

Download or read book Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America March 4 1789 March 3 1791 written by Kenneth R. Bowling and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The documents reveal much about the official reaction towards the plight of those who suffered to secure independence, but they tell the fascinating stories of individual soldiers.

Book New Arrivals in American Local History and Genealogy  Quarterly List

Download or read book New Arrivals in American Local History and Genealogy Quarterly List written by Sutro Library and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Genealogies in the Library of Congress

Download or read book Genealogies in the Library of Congress written by Marion J. Kaminkow and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 882 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.

Book Journal of Women s History Guide to Periodical Literature

Download or read book Journal of Women s History Guide to Periodical Literature written by and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gayle V. Fischer has produced a terrifically useful volume that no research library should be without." —The Journal of American History " . . . an indispensable resource to finding material on women's history throughout the world." —Journal of World History " . . . the work is recommended for its currency, depth of coverage, and scope." —Ethnic Forum As part of its mission to disseminate feminist scholarship and serve as the journal of record for the new area of women's history, the Journal of Women's History began a compilation of periodical literature dealing with women's history. This volume is drawn from more than 750 journals and includes material published from 1980 through 1990. There are forty subject categories and numerous subcategories. The guide lists more than 5,500 articles; all are extensively cross-listed.

Book Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America  March 4  1789 March 3  1791

Download or read book Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America March 4 1789 March 3 1791 written by United States Congress and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 1998-04-17 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The newest volumes in a distinguished series presents the U.S. government's official reaction towards the plight of those who suffered to secure independence, but they also tell the fascinating stories of individual Revolutionary War soldiers. Volume VII presents the histories and documentary record of over 400 Revolutionary War-related petitions presented to the First Federal Congress. The documents reveal much about the official reaction towards the plight of those who suffered to secure independence, but they also tell the fascinating stories of individual soldiers.

Book Women in Missouri History

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  • Author : LeeAnn Whites
  • Publisher : University of Missouri Press
  • Release : 2004-06-14
  • ISBN : 0826215262
  • Pages : 286 pages

Download or read book Women in Missouri History written by LeeAnn Whites and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2004-06-14 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women in Missouri History is an exceptional collection of essays surveying the history of women in the state of Missouri from the period of colonial settlement through the mid-twentieth century. The women featured in these essays come from various ethnic, economic, and racial groups, from both urban and rural areas, and from all over the state. The authors effectively tell these women’s stories through biographies and through techniques of social history, allowing the reader to learn not only about the women’s lives individually, but also about how groups of “ordinary” women shaped the history of the state. The essays in this collection address questions that are at the center of current developments in the field of women’s history but are written in a manner that makes them accessible to general readers. Providing an excellent general overview of the history of women in Missouri, this collection makes a valuable contribution to a better understanding of the state’s past.

Book A Genealogical Study of the Family of Charles Evans Hughes  1862 1948

Download or read book A Genealogical Study of the Family of Charles Evans Hughes 1862 1948 written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Evans Hughes was born in New York in 1862. His father was a minister and they lived in various states along the mid Atlantic coast during his youth. Most of his father's family remained in Wales while his mother's family were early settlers of New York. Charles married Ellen Antoinette Carter and they had 4 children. Charles served as governor of New York and a U.S. Supreme Court Justice until 1941. This record details many of his ancestral lines and family relationships both in America and Wales. Descendants now live throughout the United States and elsewhere.

Book The Conservation Movement  A History of Architectural Preservation

Download or read book The Conservation Movement A History of Architectural Preservation written by Miles Glendinning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2016 Antoinette Forrester Downing Award presented by the Society of Architectural Historians. In many cities across the world, particularly in Europe, old buildings form a prominent part of the built environment, and we often take it for granted that their contribution is intrinsically positive. How has that widely-shared belief come about, and is its continued general acceptance inevitable? Certainly, ancient structures have long been treated with care and reverence in many societies, including classical Rome and Greece. But only in modern Europe and America, in the last two centuries, has this care been elaborated and energised into a forceful, dynamic ideology: a ‘Conservation Movement’, infused with a sense of historical destiny and loss, that paradoxically shared many of the characteristics of Enlightenment modernity. The close inter-relationship between conservation and modern civilisation was most dramatically heightened in periods of war or social upheaval, beginning with the French Revolution, and rising to a tragic climax in the 20th-century age of totalitarian extremism; more recently the troubled relationship of ‘heritage’ and global commercialism has become dominant. Miles Glendinning’s new book authoritatively presents, for the first time, the entire history of this architectural Conservation Movement, and traces its dramatic fluctuations in ideas and popularity, ending by questioning whether its recent international ascendancy can last indefinitely.

Book History of Architectural Conservation

Download or read book History of Architectural Conservation written by Jukka Jokilehto and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-06-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Architectural Conservation expands knowledge about the conservation of ancient monuments, works of art and historic buildings. It includes the origins of the interest in conservation within the European context, and the development of the concepts from Antiquity and the Renaissance to the present day. Jokilehto illustrates how this development has influenced international collaboration in the protection and conservation of cultural heritage, and how it has formed the principal concepts and approach to conservation and restoration in today's multi-cultural society. This book is based on archival research of original documents and the study of key restoration examples in countries that have influenced the international conservation movement. Accessible and of great interest to students and the general public it includes conservation trends in Europe, the USA, India, Iran and Japan.

Book A Companion to Public History

Download or read book A Companion to Public History written by David M. Dean and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative overview of the developing field of public history reflecting theory and practice around the globe This unique reference guides readers through this relatively new field of historical inquiry, exploring the varieties and forms of public history, its relationship with popular history, and the ways in which the field has evolved internationally over the past thirty years. Comprised of thirty-four essays written by a group of leading international scholars and public history practitioners, the work not only introduces readers to the latest scholarly academic research, but also to the practice and pedagogy of public history. It pays equal attention to the emergence of public history as a distinct field of historical inquiry in North America, the importance of popular history and ‘history from below’ in Europe and European colonial-settler states, and forms of historical consciousness in non-Western countries and peoples. It also provides a timely guide to the state of the discipline, and offers an innovative and unprecedented engagement with methodological and theoretical problems associated with public history. Generously illustrated throughout, The Companion to Public History’s chapters are written from a variety of perspectives by contributors from all continents and from a wide variety of backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences. It is an excellent source for getting readers to think about history in the public realm, and how present day concerns shape the ways in which we engage with and represent the past. Cutting-edge companion volume for a developing area of study Comprises 36 essays by leading authorities on all aspects of public history around the world Reflects different national/regional interpretations of public history Offers some essays in teachable forms: an interview, a roundtable discussion, a document analysis, a photo essay. Covers a full range of public history practice, including museums, archives, memorial sites as well as historical fiction, theatre, re-enactment societies and digital gaming Discusses the continuing challenges presented by history within our broad, collective memory, including museum controversies, repatriation issues, ‘textbook’ wars, and commissions for Truth and Reconciliation The Companion is intended for senior undergraduate students and graduate students in the rapidly growing field of public history and will appeal to those teaching public history or who wish to introduce a public history dimension to their courses.

Book Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine

Download or read book Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Historic Preservation  An Introduction to Its History  Principles  and Practice  Second Edition

Download or read book Historic Preservation An Introduction to Its History Principles and Practice Second Edition written by Norman Tyler and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historic preservation, which started as a grassroots movement, now represents the cutting edge in a cultural revolution focused on “green” architecture and sustainability. This is the only book to cover the gamut of preservation issues in layman’s language: the philosophy and history of the movement, the role of government, the documentation and designation of historic properties, sensitive architectural designs and planning, preservation technology, and heritage tourism, plus a survey of architectural styles. It is an ideal introduction to the field for students, historians, preservationists, property owners, local officials, and community leaders. Updated throughout, this revised edition addresses new subjects, including heritage tourism and partnering with the environmental community.

Book America  History and Life

Download or read book America History and Life written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations covering the United States and Canada.

Book Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986

Download or read book Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986 written by Library of Congress and published by Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service. This book was released on 1991 with total page 1368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.