The past is a foreign country - revisited / David Lowenthal.
| Author/creator | Lowenthal, David |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Revised and updated edition. |
| Publication | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2015] |
| Description | xiii, 660 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Past is a foreign county |
| Contents | Introduction: An Authorial Credo -- How My Past Became Foreign -- Making This Book -- Themes and Structure -- Part I. Wanting the Past -- Nostalgia : Dreams and Nightmares -- Time Travelling -- Benefits and Burdens of the Past -- Part II. Disputing the Past -- Ancients Vs. Moderns : Tradition and Innovation -- The Look of Age : Aversion -- The Look of Age : Affection -- Part III. Knowing the Past -- Memory -- History -- Relics -- Part IV. Remaking the Past -- Saving the Past : Preservation and Replication -- Replacing the Past : Restoration and Re-Enactment -- Improving the Past -- Epilogue: The Past in the Present. |
| General note | "First published as The past is a foreign country, 1985"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2013000789 |
| ISBN | 9780521851428 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0521851424 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9780521616850 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0521616859 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D16.8 .L52 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |