Railway Economics
Railway Economics

Author: Association of American Railroads. Bureau of Railway Economics

Publisher: Chicago, University Press [1912]

Published: 1912

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13:

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History of Architectural Conservation
History of Architectural Conservation

Author: Jukka Jokilehto

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2007-06-07

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1136398503

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A History of Architectural Conservation expands knowledge about the conservation of ancient monuments, works of art and historic buildings. It includes the origins of the interest in conservation within the European context, and the development of the concepts from Antiquity and the Renaissance to the present day. Jokilehto illustrates how this development has influenced international collaboration in the protection and conservation of cultural heritage, and how it has formed the principal concepts and approach to conservation and restoration in today's multi-cultural society. This book is based on archival research of original documents and the study of key restoration examples in countries that have influenced the international conservation movement. Accessible and of great interest to students and the general public it includes conservation trends in Europe, the USA, India, Iran and Japan.

Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution
Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution

Author: Ian Kershaw

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2008-05-28

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0300148232

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This volume presents a comprehensive, multifaceted picture both of the destructive dynamic of the Nazi leadership and of the attitudes and behavior of ordinary Germans as the persecution of the Jews spiraled into total genocide.

Heritage Regimes and the State
Heritage Regimes and the State

Author: Bendix, Regina

Publisher: Universitätsverlag Göttingen

Published: 2013-07-02

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 3863951220

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What happens when UNESCO heritage conventions are ratified by a state? How do UNESCO’s global efforts interact with preexisting local, regional and state efforts to conserve or promote culture? What new institutions emerge to address the mandate? The contributors to this volume focus on the work of translation and interpretation that ensues once heritage conventions are ratified and implemented. With seventeen case studies from Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and China, the volume provides comparative evidence for the divergent heritage regimes generated in states that differ in history and political organization. The cases illustrate how UNESCO’s aspiration to honor and celebrate cultural diversity diversifies itself. The very effort to adopt a global heritage regime forces myriad adaptations to particular state and interstate modalities of building and managing heritage.

The Diplomats' World
The Diplomats' World

Author: Markus Mösslang

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2008-09-11

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13:

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"This volume provides an original perspective on diplomacy and diplomatic practice between the Congress of Vienna and the outbreak of the First World War. By focusing on cultural dimensions, The Diplomats' World aims to give a broader picture of diplomacy than usual. While most modern works on foreign affairs concentrate on the functional role of diplomacy and marginalize the nature of diplomatic services, this volume links form and content, presenting diplomacy as both a real world experience and a structural element in international relations. Drawing on the diplomats' many and varied encounters between their own individual and professional circles and the 'wider world', it discusses diplomatic history as part of the cultural history of politics. Among the topics covered are the operating norms of the diplomatic establishment, the influence of the public sphere on the conduct of diplomacy, and the role of etiquette and protocol in diplomatic encounters."--BOOK JACKET.