General Information

Author/Creator

Allais, Lucia, author.

Language

English.

Published

Chicago : University of Chicago, 2018.

Physical Description

347 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.

Subjects

Subject

World Heritage Committee.

Architecture > Conservation and restoration > International cooperation > History > 20th century.

Monuments > Conservation and restoration > International cooperation > History > 20th century.

Cultural property > Protection > International cooperation > History > 20th century.

Bibliographic Information

Responsibility

Lucia Allais.

Content

Introduction : monument survival -- "Wardens of civilization" : conservation and diplomacy at the 1931 Athens Conference -- "Battles designed to preserve" : the allies' lists of monuments in World War II -- Unwitting city planning : maps of monuments and the American bombing of Europe, 1943-1945 -- Bridge : let's visit UNESCO House -- "Stones also die" : UNESCO and the decolonization of museums, 1960-1975 -- Integrities : the salvage of Abu Simbel, 1960-1980 -- Coda : viscosities.

ISBN

9780226286556

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Collection	Call Number	Volume Info	Shelving Location	Public Note
Book	OSA Archivum Library	Reference collection	725.9/4 ALL		Reference	-

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