This book explores commemoration practices and preservation efforts in modern Britain, focusing on the years from the end of the First World War until the mid-1

A richly illustrated book exploring the origins of the modern fascination for heritage, comparing preservation in France, Germany and England.

In the course of Europe's twentieth century, freedoms were won at the cost of terrible sacrifice. The physical remains of war, conflict and ideological struggle

In this volume, some of the leading figures in the field have been brought together to write on the roots of the historic preservation movement in the United St

Heritage represents the meanings and representations conveyed in the present day upon artifacts, landscapes, mythologies, memories and traditions from the past.