The Heritage Obsession
The Battle for England's Past
Published on 6. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-7524-4096-5 (ISBN)
Description
Ben Cowell traces the rise of heritage consciousness over the last 300 years, from its origins in the writings of the seventeenth - and eighteenth - century antiquarians to the founding of the first heritage organizations in the nineteenth century and on to the present day.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-4096-5 (9780752440965)
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Person
Ben Cowell was awarded a starred first in history from the University of East Anglia and then received his PhD in history from the University of Nottingham. He has recently moved from a job as Head of Social and Economic Research at English Heritage to work for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. He lives in Newport, Essex.