Bending the Future by Max Page
The year 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, the cornerstone of historic preservation policy and practice in the United States. The act established the National Register of Historic Places, a national system of state preservation offices and local commissions, set up federal partnerships between states and tribes, and led to the formation of the standards for preservation and rehabilitation of historic structures. This book marks its fiftieth anniversary by collecting fifty new and provocative essays that chart the future of preservation. The commentators include leading preservation professionals, historians, writers, activists, journalists, architects, and urbanists. The essays offer a distinct vision for the future and address related questions, including, Who is a preservationist? What should be preserved? Why? How? What stories do we tell in preservation? How does preservation contribute to the financial, environmental, social, and cultural well-being of communities? And if the “arc of the moral universe . . . bends towards justice,” how can preservation be a tool for achieving a more just society and world?
I see this book as being a requirement in the library of any preservation professionalIt certainly will become an instant textbook for the many preservation programs across the country—at both the undergraduate and the graduate level.""—Anthony C. Wood, author of Preserving New York: Winning the Right to Protect a City’s Landmarks
Max Page is professor of architecture and history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA.
Marla R. Miller is professor of history and director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is editor of the series Public History in Historical Perspective.
Marla R. Miller is professor of history and director of the Public History Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is editor of the series Public History in Historical Perspective.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781625342157 |
| ISBN 10 | 1625342152 |
| Title | Bending the Future |
| Author | Max Page |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Massachusetts Press |
| Year published | 2016-07-30 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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