Bending the Future
Fifty Ideas for the Next Fifty Years of Historic Preservation in the United States
Published on 15. July 2016
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-62534-214-0 (ISBN)
Description
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?
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?
Reviews / Votes
I see this book as being a requirement in the library of any preservation professional. It 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 LandmarksMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-62534-214-0 (9781625342140)
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Persons
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.