The Object of Conservation - Couverture souple

Jones, Siân; Yarrow, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1138655678 ISBN 13 : 9781138655676

Editeur : Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

The Object of Conservation examines how historic buildings, monuments and artefacts are cared for as valued embodiments of the past. It tells the fascinating story of the working lives of those involved in conservation through an ethnographic account of a national heritage agency.

How are conservation objects made? What is the moral purpose of that making and what practical consequences flow from this? Revealing the hidden labour of keeping things as they are, the book highlights the ethical commitments and dilemmas involved in trying to care well. In doing so, it reveals how conservation objects are made literally to matter. Taking debates in the interdisciplinary field of heritage studies forward in important new directions, the book engages with themes of broader interest within the arts, humanities and social sciences, shedding new light on time, authenticity, modernity, materiality, expert knowledge and the politics of care.

The Object of Conservation is a thought-provoking and engaging account that offers original insights for students, scholars, heritage professionals and others interested in the work of caring for the past.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Siân Jones is Professor of Heritage at the University of Stirling, UK.

Thomas Yarrow is Professor in Social Anthropology at Durham University, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1138655678
• ISBN 13: 9781138655676
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 262
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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