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Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, a critique of the preservation movement—and a bold vision for its future
On a daily basis, millions of people enter old buildings, pass monuments, and gaze at landscapes unaware that these acts are conceivable only thanks to the preservation movement. As we approach the October 2016 anniversary of america National Historic Preservation Act, historian Max Page offers a thoughtful assessment of the movement’s past and charts a path toward a more progressive future.
Page argues that if preservation is to play a central role in building more-just communities, it will have to develop into itself to stand against gentrification, work more closely with the environmental sustainability movement, and challenge societies to confront their pasts. Touching at the history of the preservation movement in america and ranging the world, Page searches for inspiration on find out how to rejuvenate historic preservation for the next fifty years. This illuminating work will probably be widely read by urban planners, historians, and somebody with a stake up to now.
On a daily basis, millions of people enter old buildings, pass monuments, and gaze at landscapes unaware that these acts are conceivable only thanks to the preservation movement. As we approach the October 2016 anniversary of america National Historic Preservation Act, historian Max Page offers a thoughtful assessment of the movement’s past and charts a path toward a more progressive future.
Page argues that if preservation is to play a central role in building more-just communities, it will have to develop into itself to stand against gentrification, work more closely with the environmental sustainability movement, and challenge societies to confront their pasts. Touching at the history of the preservation movement in america and ranging the world, Page searches for inspiration on find out how to rejuvenate historic preservation for the next fifty years. This illuminating work will probably be widely read by urban planners, historians, and somebody with a stake up to now.
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