Heritage, Ideology, and Identity in Central and Eastern Europe
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A32=Arnold Bartetzky
A32=Georgios Karatzas
A32=Jacek Friedrich
A32=Juliet Kinchin
A32=Matthew Rampley
A32=Paul Stirton
A32=Riitta Oittinen
A32=Susanne Jaeger
A32=Tania Vladova
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Architectural Monuments
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Central and Eastern Europe
Construction of the Past
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- ISBN 9781843837060
- Weight: 732g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 15 Mar 2012
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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Essays looking at heritage practices and the construction of the past, along with how they can be used to build a national identity.
The preservation of architectural monuments has played a key role in the formation of national identities from the nineteenth century to the present. The task of maintaining the collective memories and ideas of a shared heritage often focused on the historic built environment as the most visible sign of a link with the past. The meaning of such monuments and sites has, however, often been the subject of keen dispute: whose heritage is being commemorated, by whom and for whom?
The answers to such questions are not always straightforward, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, the recent history of which has been characterized by territorial disputes, the large-scale movement of peoples, and cultural dispossession. This volume considers the dilemmas presented by the recent and complex histories of European states such as Germany, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Examining the effect ofthe destruction of buildings by war, the loss of territories, or the "unwanted" built heritage of the Communist and Nazi regimes, the contributors examine how architectural and urban sites have been created, destroyed, or transformed, in the attempt to make visible a national heritage.
Matthew Rampley is Professor of History of Art at the University of Birmingham.
Contributors: Matthew Rampley, Juliet Kinchin, Paul Stirton, SusanneJaeger, Arnold Bartetzky, Jacek Friedrich, Tania Vladova, George Karatzas, Riitta Oittinen
Professor of History of Art, University of Birmingham.
