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Why old places matter : how historic places affect our identity and well-being / Thompson M. Mayes.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection NA2542.4 .M39 2018
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Penn Museum Library CC135 .M39 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mayes, Thompson M., author.
- Series:
- American Association for State and Local History book series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic buildings--Social aspects.
- Historic buildings.
- Historic preservation.
- Social aspects.
- Physical Description:
- xxvii, 139 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
- Summary:
- Explores the reasons that old places matter to people such as the feelings of belonging, continuity, stability, identity and memory, as well as more traditional reasons such as history, national identity, and architecture.
- Contents:
- Foreword / by Stephanie K. Meeks
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Continuity
- Memory
- Individual Identity
- Civic, State, National, and Universal Identity
- Beauty
- History
- Architecture
- Sacred
- Creativity
- Learning
- Sustainability
- Ancestors
- Community
- Economics
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- "National Trust for Historic Preservation, Washington, DC."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Eden fund bookplate.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781538117682
- 1538117681
- OCLC:
- 1050366395
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