Heritage and the Existential Need for History.
In a sweeping survey of archaeological sites dating from a span of thousands of years and located across continents, this book asks fundamental questions about the place of cultural heritage in Western society.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Gainesville : : University Press of Florida,, 2021. Ã2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (137 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- List of Figures
- Prologue: Cy Twombly's Longing
- Introduction: About This Book
- 1. On Being in Time: History, Death, Text
- History as Therapy
- The Matter of Literacy
- 2. Archaeological Cases: Blood from Stone
- Justifying the Present
- Picking Up and Starting Over
- 3. Historical Cases: Contextualizing the Self
- World of Letters
- Taking in Pictures and Places
- By Way of a Conclusion: The Heart of the Matter
- Notes
- References
- Index.