Keeping time
Subtitle: the history and theory of preservation in America
By: William J. Murtagh.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; Wiley
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780471473770
Copyright date: 2006
Subjects: Historic preservation -- United States.; Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- United States.; Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- United States.; Historic preservation -- United States -- History.; Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- United States -- History.; Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- United States -- History.
First sentence: Over the course of recent history, the initiative of American Preservation has shifted from the involvement of concerned citizens—the private sector—to the achievement of an equitable balance with government—the public sector.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Preface to to the Previous Edition; title: The Language of Preservation; title: The Preservation Movement and the Private Citizen Before World War II; title: Government and the Preservation Movement; title: Government and Preservation Since World War II; title: The Historic Room and House Museum; title: Outdoor Museums; title: Historic Districts; title: Rehabilitation and Adaptive Use; title: Landscape Preservation; title: Rural and Small-Town Preservation; title: Archaeology; title: Preservation Values in Oral-based Cultures; title: International Preservation; title: Preservation in Practice; title: And What of the Future?