The Past has become a national obsession, spawning innumerable heritage organisations and occupying hours of TV time. How and when did this passion for the past become a collective fixation? In The Heritage Obsession Ben Cowell traces the rise of heritage consciousness over the last 300 years from its origins in the writings of the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century antiquarians to the founding of the first heritage organizations in the nineteenth century and on to the present day -- when the National Trust alone boasts 3.5m members. This year sees the centenary of the National Trust Act. The Heritage Obsession is a unique and important book, with a wide appeal -- from general readers, through students on heritage management courses, to members of conservationist bodies and policy-makers at all levels.
- ISBN10 0752440969
- ISBN13 9780752440965
- Publish Date 6 June 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The History Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224
- Language English
- URL http://thehistorypress.co.uk/products/The-Heritage-Obsession.aspx