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Bending the Future
. Ed(S): Page, Max; Miller, Marla R.
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Description for Bending the Future
Paperback. Editor(s): Page, Max; Miller, Marla R. Num Pages: 264 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GM; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
The year 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, the cornerstone of historic preservation policy and practice in the United States. The act established the National Register of Historic Places, a national system of state preservation offices and local commissions, set up federal partnerships between states and tribes, and led to the formation of the standards for preservation and rehabilitation of historic structures. This book marks its fiftieth anniversary by collecting fifty new and provocative essays that chart the future of preservation.
The commentators include leading preservation professionals, historians, writers, activists, journalists, architects, and urbanists. ... Read more
The year 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, the cornerstone of historic preservation policy and practice in the United States. The act established the National Register of Historic Places, a national system of state preservation offices and local commissions, set up federal partnerships between states and tribes, and led to the formation of the standards for preservation and rehabilitation of historic structures. This book marks its fiftieth anniversary by collecting fifty new and provocative essays that chart the future of preservation.
The commentators include leading preservation professionals, historians, writers, activists, journalists, architects, and urbanists. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781625342157
SKU
V9781625342157
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Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): Page, Max; Miller, Marla R.
Max Page is professor of architecture and history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. Marla R. Miller is professor of history and director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is editor of the series Public History in Historical Perspective.
Reviews for Bending the Future
I see this book as being a requirement in the library of any preservation professional. It certainly will become an instant textbook for the many preservation programs across the country—at both the undergraduate and the graduate level.""—Anthony C. Wood, author of Preserving New York: Winning the Right to Protect a City’s Landmarks