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Heritage and the existential need for history
In a sweeping survey of archaeological sites spanning thousands of years, this book asks fundamental questions about the place of cultural heritage in Western society. What is history? Why do we write about the events of yesterday and set up memorials for them? Why do we visit places where momentous...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Gainesville
: University Press of Florida
, 2021
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| Series: | Florida scholarship online
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813066844.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | Maud Webster |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford University Press : University Press Scholarship Online / Archaeology |
| Summary: | In a sweeping survey of archaeological sites spanning thousands of years, this book asks fundamental questions about the place of cultural heritage in Western society. What is history? Why do we write about the events of yesterday and set up memorials for them? Why do we visit places where momentous things have happened? |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2021 Includes bibliographical references and index Zielgruppe: Specialized |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource illustrations (black and white) |
| ISBN: | 9780813067032 |
