Hewison, Robert, 1943-

The heritage industry : Britain in a climate of decline / Robert Hewison ; [drawings by Chris Orr, photographs by Allan Titmuss].

London : Methuen London, 1987.

160 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

A Methuen paperback

This book sets out to protect the present and the future life in Britain from their most dangerous enemy: a creeping takeover by the past. Robert Hewison sets today's (1987) obsession with yesterday in the context of a climate of social and political decline.

0413161102 (pbk.)
9780413161109 (pbk.)

Historic sites Conservation and restoration Great Britain.
Historical museums Great Britain.
Heritage tourism Great Britain.
Great Britain Civilization 20th century.
Lieux historiques Conservation et restauration Grande-Bretagne.
Histoire Musées Grande-Bretagne.
Tourisme culturel Grande-Bretagne.
Heritage tourism.
Historic sites Conservation and restoration.
Historical museums.
Historiography.
Social conditions
Kulturverfall
Niedergang
Zivilisation
Cultuurgoed.
Het Verleden.
Sociale aspecten.
Great Britain Social conditions 1945-
Great Britain Historiography.
Grande-Bretagne Conditions sociales 1945-
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
Great Britain Social history Attitudes of cultural institutions

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 30714
Cote: ID:88-B2690
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