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On Living in an Old Country - The National Past in Contemporary Britain (Paperback, Updated Edition)
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On Living in an Old Country - The National Past in Contemporary Britain (Paperback, Updated Edition)
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The hulk of Henry VIII's flagship is raised from the seabed in an
operation that captures the mind of the nation. The leader of the
Labour party wears an informal coat at the Cenotaph and provokes a
national scandal. An elderly lady whose ancient house is scheduled
for demolition dismantles it, piece by piece, and moves it across
the country... On Living in an Old Country probes such apparently
fleeting and disconnected events in order to reveal how history
lives on, not just in the specialist knowledge of historians,
archaeologists and curators, but as a tangible presence permeating
everyday life and shaping our sense of identity. It investigates
the rise of 'heritage' as expressed in literature, advertising, and
political rhetoric as well as in popular television dramas,
conservation campaigns, and urban development schemes. It explores
the relations between the idea of an imperilled national identity
and the transformation of British society introduced by Margaret
Thatcher. This is the book that put 'heritage' on the map, opening
one of the defining cultural and political debates of our time, and
showing why conservation is a subject of such broad significance in
contemporary Britain. This new edition includes an extensive new
preface and interview material reflecting on the ongoing debate
about the heritage industry which the book helped to kick-start.
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