In a time of national introspection regarding the country s involvement in the persecution of Jews, Poland has begun to reimagine spaces of and for Jewishness in the Polish landscape, not as a form of nostalgia but as a way to encourage the pluralization of contemporary society. The essays in this book explore issues of the restoration, restitution, memorializing, and tourism that have brought present inhabitants into contact with initiatives to revive Jewish sites. They reveal that an emergent Jewish presence in both urban and rural landscapes exists in conflict and collaboration with other remembered minorities, engaging in complex negotiations with local, regional, national, and international groups and interests. With its emphasis on spaces and built environments, this volume illuminates the role of the material world in the complex encounter with the Jewish past in contemporary Poland."

In a time of national introspection regarding the country s involvement in the persecution of Jews, Poland has begun to reimagine spaces of and for Jewishness in the Polish landscape, not as a form of nostalgia but as a way to encourage the pluralization of contemporary society. The essays in this book explore issues of the restoration, restitution, memorializing, and tourism that have brought present inhabitants into contact with initiatives to revive Jewish sites. They reveal that an emergent Jewish presence in both urban and rural landscapes exists in conflict and collaboration with other remembered minorities, engaging in complex negotiations with local, regional, national, and international groups and interests. With its emphasis on spaces and built environments, this volume illuminates the role of the material world in the complex encounter with the Jewish past in contemporary Poland."

For 1,400 years, two colossal figures of the Buddha overlooked the fertile Bamiyan Valley on the Silk Road in Afghanistan. Witness to a melting pot of passing monks, merchants, and armies, the Buddhas embodied the intersection of East and West, and their destruction by the Taliban in 2001 provoked international outrage. Llewelyn Morgan excavates the layers of meaning these vanished wonders hold for a fractured Afghanistan. Carved in the sixth and seventh centuries, the Buddhas represented a confluence of religious and artistic traditions from India, China, Central Asia, and Iran, and even an echo of Greek influence brought by Alexander the Great's armies. By the time Genghis Khan destroyed the town of Bamiyan six centuries later, Islam had replaced Buddhism as the local religion, and the Buddhas were celebrated as wonders of the Islamic world. Not until the nineteenth century did these figures come to the attention of Westerners. That is also the historical moment when the ground was laid for many of Afghanistan's current problems, including the rise of the Taliban and the oppression of the Hazara people of Bamiyan. In a strange twist, the Hazaras-descendants of the conquering Mongol hordes who stormed Bamiyan in the thirteenth century-had come to venerate the Buddhas that once dominated their valley as symbols of their very different religious identity. Incorporating the voices of the holy men, adventurers, and hostages throughout history who set eyes on the Bamiyan Buddhas, Morgan tells the history of this region of paradox and heartache.

This investigation of the sites of presidios of the Big Bend area was to determine the archeological research potential of the sites and to evaluate the potential interpretive features of international interest.

Report reviews architectural details of the Life-Saving Station as one of the best preserved stations of this type remaining on the East Coast and recommendations for keeping it as it was during World War II.

The scope of this HSR was to perform a "thorough" investigation of the farm buildings at Sagamore Hill NHS as defined by the Director's Order 28. The report, which deals primarily with the subject buildings, incorporates context and background information about Sagamore Hill. The HSR contains "Chronology of Development and Use," "Current Physical Description," and "Character-Defining Features and Recommendations" for the historic farm buildings at Sagamore Hill, in accordance with National Park Service (NPS) standards. Paint analysis and color matching of the exterior finishes of each building is included as an appendix to this report. The report does not include a condition assessment, nor does it include "Part 2. Treatment and Use" or "Part 3. Record of Treatment," which should be accomplished by the contractor after the treatment is completed.

This report will focus on Aspet, the home of Augustus Saint- Gaudens, and on his studio, known as the Little Studio. The scope of this project as stated in its Project Agreement is limited to providing an update to four previously compiled historic structure reports for the main house (Aspet) and the Little Studio. The current project had two primary purposes. The first was to update the buildings' developmental and architectural history - i.e., to document changes to Aspet and the Little Studio from 1977 to the present, according to the Cultural Resource Management Guideline (NPS- 28),1 while organizing the data in a chronology format. This report includes a brief review of the architectural development of the structures prior to 1977, as provided in the previous reports. It will not restate physical descriptions as found in those reports. However, if a feature has been added, changed, or removed, such changes were documented. The second primary component of this report was the determination and evaluation of the structures' character- defining features (CDFs). Identifying the CDFs of each building will help guide the park's decisions when future projects that may impact the architectural appearance and integrity of Aspet and the Little Studio are planned and implemented.

A Poet, On Park Hill? Outside the Box. A second edition of the popular auto biographical book about the life and experiences of a real resident on the infamous flats including a brand new section starting from after the original publication until leaving the estate to better things. What's it like to be one of the people who live on those grim looking concrete creations from the mid 20th century? Ever wondered what sort of person may be up there, looking from their window wondering what sort of person you are? Well, this is a unique insight into the mind of a long term resident of the Sheffield Park Hill estate in the last stages of its original life before the grand regeneration. Stories, facts and photographs alongside varied poetry inspired by Park Hill, this tells a story of one of the many who called these flats home, and proud to do so.

The ultimate treatment of the visitor center that is recommended in this HSR can be described as a rehabilitation project that includes four primary components: 1. preservation and repair of the building's existing historically significant features and material, especially on the exterior and in the Lobby, Museum, and Flight Room, which are the building's principal character- defining spaces; 2. rehabilitation of the building's mechanical and electrical systems to comply with modern building, life safety, and accessibility codes, and to meet current and future programmatic demands; 3. design and construction of a new addition that will add a greatly expanded museum component to the site and accommodate new offices and other service areas; and 4. restoration of the building's most- significant features that have been lost to unsympathetic modern alterations.

This Management Plan identifies a series of collections management issues facing the park and presents actions to address them.

An overview of historic furnishings at Mount Washington Tavern.

This report is Volume II- B of a three- volume historic structures report (HSR) for Weir Farm National Historic Site (NHS). Volumes I and IA address the Weir house, Weir studio, and Young studio, and include the historical background and context for the entire Weir Farm National Historic Site. Volume II- A addresses the Weir barn and the remaining outbuildings on the Weir complex site. Volume II- B describes the two buildings of the caretaker's complex, which was also part of the original Weir farm. While this report is intended to stand on its own, reference should be made to Volume I for more detail on the relationship of the caretaker's buildings to the site as a whole.