Designs of destruction : the making of monuments in the twentieth century /: the making of monuments in the twentieth century. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lucia Allais.
• Authors: Allais, Lucia
• Contents: Introduction: monument survival -- "Wardens of civilization": conservation and diplomacy at the 1931 Athens Conference -- "Battles designed to preserve": the allies' lists of monuments in World War II -- Unwitting city planning: maps of monuments and the American bombing of Europe, 1943-1945 -- Bridge: let's visit UNESCO house -- "Stones also die": UNESCO and the decolonization of museums, 1960-1975 -- Integrities: the salvage of Abu Simbel, 1960-1980 -- Coda: viscosities.
• Publisher Details: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (pages)
• Subjects: 725/.94; Architecture -- General; Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- International cooperation -- History -- 20th century; Monuments -- Conservation and restoration -- International cooperation -- History -- 20th century; Cultural property -- Protection -- International cooperation -- History -- 20th century; Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- International cooperation; Cultural property -- Protection -- International cooperation; ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial; Architecture -- History -- Modern (late 19th Century to 1945); Architecture -- Buildings -- Landmarks & Monuments; History -- Europe -- General; History; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780226522616
• Related ISBNs: 022652261X; 9780226286556; 022628655X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 20, 2018).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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