Heritage Under Socialism - Preservation in Eastern and Central Europe, 19451991

How was heritage understood and implemented in European socialist states after World War II? By exploring national and regional specificities within the broader context of internationalization, this volume enriches the conceptual, methodological and empirical scope of heritage studies through a series of fascinating case studies. Its transnational approach highlights the socialist world's diverse interpretations of heritage and the ways in which they have shaped the trajectories of present-day preservation practices.

About the author

Paul Vickers is manager of the Department for Interdisciplinary and Multiscalar Area Studies (DIMAS) and the Leibniz ScienceCampus Europe and America at the University of Regensburg. His book, Making Popular Memory in Communist Poland, is forthcoming.

Summary

Enriches the conceptual, methodological and empirical scope of heritage studies. Its transnational approach highlights the socialist world’s diverse interpretations of heritage and its trajectories in post-socialist preservation practices, thus providing new perspectives on the way heritage has been shaped in the recent past.

Product details

• Authors: Eszter Geering Gantner
• Assisted by: Eszter Gantner (Editor), Corinne Geering (Editor), Paul Vickers (Editor)
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781800732278
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-227-8
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: New Perspectives on Central and Eastern European Studies; New Perspectives on Central an
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories