Local Heritage, Global Context: Cultural Perspectives on Sense of Place

by John Schofield, Rosy Szymanski, John Schofield

'Sense of place' has become a familiar phrase, used to describe emotional attachment to a particular location. Here, a diverse range of practitioners from NGO, agency and cultural heritage/archaeology backgrounds review the meanings of the concept, and assess its usefulness in heritage management practice. The book breaks new ground, addressing place attachment from a cultural heritage perspective, and drawing on local and national interests from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754678296
• ISBN13: 9780754678298
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"