Overview
Employing a range of case studies from three Northern European countries – England, Sweden and The Netherlands -–this captivating book explores the process of heritage conservation from theoretical initiation to practical expression. It traces the threads from the origination of conservation ideas by innovative individuals, their adoption by voluntary groups identified with particular conservation aims, to the inclusion of conservation policies in national legislation and international convention. A common cultural heritage underpins the diffusion of ideas across different systems within a similar time scale. The ideas have been assimilated and adopted to differing degrees, providing the opportunity for questioning both the strength and purpose in heritage conservation, and the influence of the social and political context. This will be a stimulating read for an international audience of conservationists, heritage policy makers, conservation architects, planners and developers, urban design and planning scholars, and European and cultural studies academics.Author Biography: About the Editors: Dr Angela Phelps, Principal Lecturer, Department of International Studies, Nottingham Trent University, UK, Dr G.J. Ashworth, University of Gröningen, The Netherlands and Bengt O.H. Johansson, Adjoint Professor in Conservation, University of Göteborg, Sweden
Synopsis
A textbook for a module on the advanced study of heritage management in Europe, devised by scholars from British, Dutch, and Swedish universities in heritage management and disciplines that blend in one direction into tourism and international relations and in the other into art and archaeology. After surveying the three national contexts, they present case studies and emphasize the similarities between them. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR