Destruction of Cultural Heritage in 19th-century France - Old Stones versus Modern Identities (Hardcover)

Destruction of Cultural Heritage in 19th Century France examines the fate of the building stock and prominent ruins of France (especially Roman survivals) in the 19th century, supported by contemporary documentation and archives, largely provided through the publications of scholarly societies. The book describes the enormous extent of the destruction of monuments, providing an antidote to the triumphalism and concomitant amnesia which in modern scholarship routinely present the 19th century as one of concern for the past. It charts the modernising impulse over several centuries, detailing the archaeological discoveries made (and usually destroyed) as walls were pulled down and town interiors re-planned, plus the brutal impact on landscape and antiquities as railways were laid out. Heritage was largely scorned, and identity found in modernity, not the past.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Heritage and Identity, 4
Release date:	September 2015
First published:	2015
Authors:	Michael Greenhalgh
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	462
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-28920-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	90-04-28920-8
Barcode:	9789004289208

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