Getting Yesterday Right
Getting Yesterday Right
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Summary
This work argues that the heritage of Wales is being exploited and cheapened by the creation of tourist "experiences" which trade on nostalgia. It calls for integrity and authenticity in the interpretation of Welsh heritage, emphasizing the need for careful selection of sites and artefacts.
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Getting Yesterday Right by J Geraint Jenkins
This work argues that the heritage of Wales is being exploited and cheapened by the creation of tourist "experiences" which trade on nostalgia. It calls for integrity and authenticity in the interpretation of Welsh heritage, emphasizing the need for careful selection of sites and artefacts. The text is essentially a survey from which implications not only for the development of museums and interpretative centres in Wales but also for other parts of the United Kingdom. It should be of interest to all those who work in the "heritage industry", to their public and to anyone concernbed about the way in which the past is being presented.
J. Geraint Jenkins was a Maritime historian and the curator of Welsh Folk Museum (now the National History Museum) at St Fagans and of the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780708311516 |
| ISBN 10 | 0708311512 |
| Title | Getting Yesterday Right |
| Author | J Geraint Jenkins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | University of Wales Press |
| Year published | 1992-07-22 |
| Number of pages | 190 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |