Cultural Heritage in Transition A Multi-Level Perspective on World Heritage in Germany and the United Kingdom, 1970-2020

This book introduces the multilevel perspective to analyze how local, national, and international actors and institutions in the heritage field interact. More specifically, a comparative study is made of controversies regarding six UNESCO World Heritage sites in Germany and the United Kingdom. The s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zwegers, Bart
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Studies in Art, Heritage, Law and the Market
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part I Global and Local Challenges
  • Introduction: Conversations on Conservation
  • A History of Germany’s and Britain’s Heritage Regimes (1945-1972)
  • Part II Traditional Monuments (1970s-1980s)
  • Tumultuous Times: Landscape Developments 1970-1980
  • Aachen Cathedral and the Beginnings of World Heritage
  • Who Should Pay the Bill for England’s World Heritage?
  • World Heritage as a Game Changer?
  • Part III Industrial Heritage (1980s – 1990s)
  • Zeche Zollverein from Eyesore to Eyecatcher?
  • Exploiting Cornwall’s Mining Heritage
  • Industrial Heritage Industry
  • Part IV Historic Cities (1990s – 2000s)
  • Challenges of the Urban Age: Landscape Developments between 1995-2010
  • Bridging Local Interests and International Obligations in Dresden
  • Shanghai-upon-Mersey. Conservation and Change in Liverpool
  • National Regimes, Global Cities: Urban Conservation and Heritage Regimes in Germany and Britain
  • Part V: Reflections
  • Discussion and Conclusion: Usefulness of the Multi-Level Perspective