ISBN:
9781538136546
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9781538136621
Language:
English
Pages:
xiii, 237 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Godfrey, Brian J Preserving whose city?
DDC:
981/.53
Keywords:
Historic sites Conservation and restoration
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Historic preservation Social aspects
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Natural monuments Social aspects
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Cultural landscapes
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Cultural property Protection
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Collective memory
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Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Cultural policy
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Rio de Janeiro
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Stadtentwicklung
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Stadtlandschaft
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Baudenkmal
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Denkmalschutz
Abstract:
Uses of memory : preserving whose Rio de Janeiro? -- Preservation politics : narrating a city and a nation -- Little Africa : Afro-Brazilian heritage and placemaking -- Resilient favelas : pride of place, heritage of resistance -- Environmental heritage : defending carioca landscapes -- Remembering Rio : the politics of memory.
Abstract:
"This engaging book explores how and why debates over Rio's historic sites, landmarks, and landscapes have influenced both the city and Brazil as a whole. Brian Godfrey shows how Rio's sense of place has been defined by historic rebranding, arguing that the world has much to learn from Rio about preserving cultural diversity and urban environments"--
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