A Future in Ruins: UNESCO, World Heritage, and the Dream of Peace

400 Pages·2018·13.17 MB·English

by  Lynn Meskell

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Meskell, Lynn. A Future in Ruins : UNESCO, World Heritage, and the Dream of Peace : UNESCO, World Heritage, and the
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For Jessica and Louise
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Contents
List of Figures  ix
Acknowledgments  xi
Preface  xv
1 Utopia  1
2 Internationalism  28
3 Technocracy  59
4 Conservation  90
5 Inscription  118
6 Confict  143
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List of Figures
2.1. The Temple of Abu Simbel, Egypt, 1965  34
2.2. Excavation at Semna West, Nubia, 1964  39
2.3. Archaeological encampment on the Nile,
Nubia, 1964  46
3.1. Laneway at Moenjodaro, taken from M. Wheeler,
Early India and Pakistan  62
3.2. Moenjodaro archaeological site, Pakistan  63
4.1. St. Mark’s Square, Venice, Italy  92
4.2. Pompeii archaeological site, Italy  98
4.3. Virupaksha Temple and bulldozed Hampi Bazaar,
Hampi, India  101
4.4. Panama City and the old town area known
as Casco Viejo, Panama  104
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