An enlightening comparison between the preservation movements of Great Britain and the United States . . . timely; provocative; and first-rate. --Suzanne Vromen; Bard College"A masterful contribution to social history; popular culture; collective memory; and the field of historical preservation itself . . . that will be cited by students of collective memory for years to come." --Barry Schwartz; University of GeorgiaHistoric preservation is a cultural movement gaining momentum and adherents throughout Europe and the United States. How do we decide what to preserve and how to preserve? Who benefits from the efforts of preservationists; curators; developers; and other "symbolic bankers" to safeguard an increasing variety of structures for future generations? Diane Barthel raises these and other questions in this important new book. Taking a comparative approach; Barthel finds that preservation in Britain has largely been an elite enterprise aimed at preserving traditional values. In the United States; by contrast; the pattern is much more dynamic and democratic; though also more permeated by commercialism. Is preservation becoming another means of consuming history; like media representations or "historic" shopping outlets? Or does it have a special significance as a very tangible means of getting in touch with our collective and individual pasts? These and other issues--including war and remembrance; agrarian and industrial preservation; and religious preservation in a secular society--demonstrate the significance of what Barthels calls "the Preservation Project" and why we all have a stake in how our history is reconstructed and interpreted.Diane Barthel received her Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University and is a professor of sociology at the State University of New York; Stony Brook. She is the author of Putting on Appearances: Gender and Advertising and Amana: From Pietist Sect to American Community.
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