Many Voices, One Vision: The Early Years of the World Heritage Convention
Many Voices, One Vision: The Early Years of the World Heritage Convention

Author: Christina Cameron

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-05-13

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 1317101014

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In 1972, UNESCO put in place the World Heritage Convention, a highly successful international treaty that influences heritage activity in virtually every country in the world. Focusing on the Convention's creation and early implementation, this book examines the World Heritage system and its global impact through diverse prisms, including its normative frameworks, constituent bodies, programme activities, personalities and key issues. The authors concentrate on the period between 1972 and 2000 because implementation of the World Heritage Convention during these years sets the stage for future activity and provides a foil for understanding the subsequent evolution in the decade that follows. This innovative book project seeks out the voices of the pioneers - some 40 key players who participated in the creation and early implementation of the Convention - and combines these insightful interviews with original research drawn from a broad range of both published and archival sources. The World Heritage Convention has been significantly influenced by 40 years of history. Although the text of the Convention remains unchanged, the way it has been implemented reflects global trends as well as evolving perceptions of the nature of heritage itself and approaches to conservation. Some are sounding the alarm, claiming that the system is imploding under its own weight. Others believe that the Convention is being compromised by geopolitical considerations and rivalries. This book stimulates reflection on the meaning of the Convention in the twenty-first century.

A History of the Origin and Progress of Seventh-day Adventists
A History of the Origin and Progress of Seventh-day Adventists

Author: Mahlon Ellsworth Olsen

Publisher:

Published: 1925

Total Pages: 778

ISBN-13:

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This book is concerned with chronicling the history of Seventh-day Adventists, beginning with the first feeble beginnings in the Eastern States, moving to the Middle West and further west and south; with the organization and rise of institutions connected with the movement, and moving to other countries. - Introduction. The Apostolic Church. The Great Apostasy. Luther and His Forerunners. Later Reformers. Modern Missions. A Revival of Interest in the Prophecies. The Advent Message Proclaimed in the Old World. Beginnings in america. The Great Advent Awakening. The Summer and Autumn of 1844. Spiritual Gifts. The Sanctuary and the Sabbath. Beginning to Publish. Pioneer Work in the Middle West. The Organization of Churches and Conferences. Health and Temperance. The Camp-Meeting Era. Expansion West and South. The Central European Mission. The Organization and Work of the Sabbath School. Christian Education. The Scandinavian Mission. The Work Established in Great Britian. Australia and New Zealand. Beginnings Among the Germans. Home Missionary Activities-Death of James White. Growth of the Publishing Work. Island Missions. The Organization and Work of the Religious Liberty Association. Beginnings in Russia. African Missions-Part I. African Missions-Part II. Missions in Central America and the West Indies. Missions in South America. Growth of the Health and Educational Work. Advancement in Europe and the Near East . The General Conference of 1901. Educational and Health Activities. Missions in China. Missions in Japan, Chosen and the Philippines. Work Among the Foreigners in the United States. The Sabbath School and the Young People. Recent Departmental Activities. Growth at Home and Abroad. Recent Developments Outside of North America. The General Trend in North America. A Partial Bibliography. Chronological Appendix. Index