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The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History

Paperback • 1998 • English

The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History

By David Lowenthal

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About the book

Heritage has burgeoned over the past quarter of a century from a small élite preoccupation into a major popular crusade. Everything from Disneyland to the Holocaust Museum, from the Balkan wars to the Northern Irish troubles, from Elvis memorabilia to the Elgin Marbles bears the marks of the cult of heritage. In this acclaimed book David Lowenthal explains the rise of this new obsession with the past and examines its power for both good and evil.

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9780521635622

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published year

1998

Language

English

Original title

The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History

Format

Paperback

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