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  3. The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
August 2012
Print publication year:
1998
Online ISBN:
9780511523809
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511523809
Subjects:
Regional and World History: General Interest, History
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Book description

Heritage has burgeoned over the past quarter of a century from a small élite preoccupation into a major popular crusade. Everything from Disneyland to the Holocaust Museum, from the Balkan wars to the Northern Irish troubles, from Elvis memorabilia to the Elgin Marbles bears the marks of the cult of heritage. In this acclaimed 1998 book David Lowenthal explains the rise of this obsession with the past and examines its power for both good and evil.

Reviews

‘The invention of heritage is a fascinating story, and Lowenthal tells it with vigour, style and a Balzacian relish for detail … His racy style keeps us constantly on the move.’

Roger Scruton Source: The Times

‘Timely and provocative … brilliant and stimulating pyrotechnic.’

Roy Strong Source: The Sunday Times

‘A wealth of stories both true and amusing.’

Grey Gowrie Source: The Daily Telegraph

‘Perceptive and provocative … explores the many perversities of the heritage cult - and its absolute irresistibility.’

Michael Kerrigan Source: The Scotsman

‘Leads a brilliant dance through this jungle of cultural confusion, from the Holocaust Museum to Elvis Presley’s shrine in Graceland.’

Candida Lycett Green Source: The Sunday Express

‘Brave, piquant and impressively broad-ranging.’

Linda Colley Source: The Times Literary Supplement

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