Book
Why old places matter : how historic places affect our identity and well-being
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538117682 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1538117681 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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xxvii, 139 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm. - Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC." |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / by Stephanie K. Meeks -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Continuity -- Memory -- Individual Identity -- Civic, State, National, and Universal Identity -- Beauty -- History -- Architecture -- Sacred -- Creativity -- Learning -- Sustainability -- Ancestors -- Community -- Economics -- Epilogue. |
| Summary, etc.: | Explores the reasons that old places matter to people such as the feelings of belonging, continuity, stability, identity and memory, as well as more traditional reasons such as history, national identity, and architecture. |
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| Subject: | Historic buildings Social aspects Historic preservation |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Woodbury Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Woodbury Public Library | 363.69 MAYES (Text) | 34018147070173 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
