Why old places matter : how historic places affect our identity and well-being
by
Mayes, Thompson M., author.
Title
:
Why old places matter : how historic places affect our identity and well-being
How historic places affect our identity and well-being
American Association for State and Local History book series
American Association for State and Local History book series.
Author
:
Mayes, Thompson M., author.
ISBN
:
9781538117682
Personal Author
:
Mayes, Thompson M., author.
Publication Information
:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Physical Description
:
xxvii, 139 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Series
:
American Association for State and Local History book series
American Association for State and Local History book series.
General Note
:
"National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC."
Contents
:
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.
Abstract
:
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.
Subject Term
:
Historic buildings -- Social aspects.
Historic preservation.
Added Corporate Author
:
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States.
Portion Title
:
How historic places affect our identity and well-being
Bibliographical References
:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-129) and index.
Field 805
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npmlib 11100177 CC135 M39 os2
| Library | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Copy | Material Type | Status |
|---|
| NPM Library | CC135 M39 2018 | 11100177 | 1 | B | *西文書二區(調閱申請) |