Main entry:

Murtagh, William J., author.

Title & Author:

Keeping time : the history and theory of preservation in America / William J. Murtagh.

Edition:

Third edition.

Publication:

Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2006]
© 2006

Description:

xv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-232) and index.
Ch. 1. The language of preservation -- Ch. 2. The preservation movement and the private citizen before World War II -- Ch. 3. The preservation movement and the National Trust for Historic Preservation -- Ch. 4. Government and the preservation movement -- Ch. 5. Government and preservation since World War II -- Ch. 6. The historic room and house museum -- Ch. 7. Outdoor museums -- Ch. 8. Historic districts -- Ch. 9. Rehabilitation and adaptive use -- Ch. 10. Landscape preservation -- Ch. 11. Rural and small-town preservation -- Ch. 12. Archaeology -- Ch. 13. Preservation values in oral-based cultures -- Ch. 14. International preservation -- Ch. 15. Preservation in practice -- Epilogue : and what of the future? -- App. A. Selected federal legislation -- App. B. The national register's criteria for evaluation -- App. C. The Secretary of the Interior's standards for rehabilitation and guidelines for rehabilitating historic buildings.
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Summary:

"The historic preservation movement has had a huge influence on America's built landscape for the past thirty years, and Keeping Time is the cornerstone primer for students of all ages. This Third Edition features a wealth of new material, including new chapters on preservation values in oral-based cultures, international preservation, and future developments in the field." "Keeping Time, Third Edition continues its long tradition of providing a concise, clear survey of the history of the preservation movement, complete with helpful coverage of the theory and practice driving it. Expanded coverage of landscape preservation as well as new material on scientific conservation, cultural corridors, and historic tourism is supported by dozens of informative photographs, making this a fundamental volume for tomorrow's historic preservationists."--Jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents

ISBN:

0471473774 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
9780471473770 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)

Subject:

Historic preservation United States.
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration United States.
Architecture Conservation and restoration United States.
Historic preservation United States History.
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration United States History.
Architecture Conservation and restoration United States History.
Patrimoine historique États-Unis.
Monuments historiques Conservation et restauration États-Unis Histoire.
Architecture Conservation et restauration États-Unis Histoire.
Préservation historique États-Unis.
Monuments historiques Conservation et restauration États-Unis.
Architecture Conservation et restauration États-Unis.
Préservation historique États-Unis Histoire.
Architecture Conservation and restoration.
Historic buildings Conservation and restoration.
Historic preservation.
Protection des sites historiques.
Monument historique.
Architecture.
Conservation architecturale.
Restauration architecturale.
Patrimoine historique.
Protection du patrimoine.
Histoire.
United States.
États-Unis.
behoud
preservation
landschapsbescherming
landscape conservation
erfgoed
heritage areas
cultureel erfgoed
cultural heritage
historische plaatsen
historic sites
architectuur
architecture
conservering
conservation
historische gebouwen
historic buildings
overheidsbeleid
government policy
geschiedenis
history
vs
usa
Historical Buildings, Monuments
Historische gebouwen en monumenten

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 254732
Call No.: E159 .M875 2006
Status: Available