Vinken, Gerhard

Zones of Tradition - Places of Identity : Cities and Their Heritage - Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021 - 1 electronic resource (324 p.)

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What is the heritage of our cities? Which are the monuments, places, and spaces in which it accumulates, and by which practices is it formed, handed down, appropriated? Gerhard Vinken takes the readers to twelve cities on three continents and analyses the diverse and contradictory heritage formations that have had a lasting impact on urban life. The vitality of urban heritage, as these vivid and in-depth case studies show, lies in the dynamic and often conflictual processes of social appropriation and interpretation. Covering a diverse range of themes, the book familiarizes the reader with important questions and theories in urban research and heritage studies.


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English

9783839454466 9783839454466 9783837654462

10.1515/9783839454466 doi


Urban communities
Cultural studies
Urban & municipal planning

Urban Heritage Cultural Heritage Heritage Politics Architectural Preservation Reconstruction City Space Memory Culture Urban Studies Urban Planning Architecture