Giving Preservation a History: Histories of Historic Preservation in the United States

Author:   Randall F. Mason ,  Max Page (University of Massachusetts - Amherst, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9780367025816


Pages:   440
Publication Date:   08 November 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Randall F. Mason ,  Max Page (University of Massachusetts - Amherst, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Weight:   0.861kg
ISBN:  

9780367025816


ISBN 10:   0367025817
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   08 November 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"Acknowledgements Preface to the Second Edition Randall Mason and Max Page PART 1: CHAPTERS FROM FIRST EDITION Chapter 1: Rethinking the Roots of the Historic Preservation Movement Max Page and Randall Mason Chapter 2: Roots in Boston, Branches in Planning and Parks Michael Holleran Chapter 3: ""A Spirit That Fires the Imagination:"" Historic Preservation and Cultural Regeneration in Virginia And New England, 1850-1950 James M. Lindgren Chapter 4: Historic Preservation, Public Memory, and The Making of Modern New York City Randall Mason Chapter 5: Marketing the Past: Historic Preservation in Providence, Rhode Island Briann Greenfield Chapter 6: Place Over Time: Restoration and Revivalism in Santa Fe Chris Wilson Chapter 7: Chicago's Mecca Flat Blues Daniel Bluestone PART 2: NEW CHAPTERS FOR THE SECOND EDITION Chapter 8: ""Charleston Is Largely A Matter Of Feeling"": Personal Politics, Preservation, and Power Stephanie E. Yuhl Chapter 9: Combatting Decline: Preservation and Community Development in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati Stephanie Webster-Ryberg Chapter 10: The Dunbar High School Dilemma: Architecture, Power, and African American Cultural Heritage Amber N. Wiley Chapter 11: ""Exciting Alternatives To Demolition:"" The Shifting Meanings of Preservation in New York’s Soho Aaron Shkuda Chapter 12: Taking Action: An Overview of LGBTQ Preservation Initiatives Gail Dubrow Chapter 13: Historic Preservation Was Never Static John H. Sprinkle, Jr. PART 3: BY WAY OF CONCLUDING THE SECOND EDITION Chapter 14: Moving Forward: Futures for a Preservation Movement Ned Kaufman Chapter 15: Epilogue: Not Your Grandmother’s Preservation Movement Max Page"

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Saving the past has a past-and Giving Preservation a History reminds us this is worth knowing as we envision the future. With the preservation movement adapting amid significant societal change, those who understand this past are best equipped to use preservation as an effective tool today and tomorrow. David J. Brown, EVP and Chief Preservation Officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation


"""Saving the past has a past—and Giving Preservation a History reminds us this is worth knowing as we envision the future. With the preservation movement adapting amid significant societal change, those who understand this past are best equipped to use preservation as an effective tool today and tomorrow."" David J. Brown, EVP and Chief Preservation Officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation"


Saving the past has a past-and Giving Preservation a History reminds us this is worth knowing as we envision the future. With the preservation movement adapting amid significant societal change, those who understand this past are best equipped to use preservation as an effective tool today and tomorrow. David J. Brown, EVP and Chief Preservation Officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation


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Randall Mason is Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, former chair of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, and Senior Fellow of PennPraxis at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design. Max Page is Professor of Architecture and History and Director of the Historic Preservation Program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

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