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Heritage is now big business in Australia but many people interested in preserving historic buildings or in understanding the history of their own towns and suburbs are baffled by the technical language and complex legal machinery of the heritage professionals. A Heritage Handbook is the first concise, comprehensive guide to heritage issues in Australia. In straightforward language it explains how the idea of 'heritage' developed and outlines the recent history of the Australian heritage movement. It provides a comprehensive review of heritage legislation in each State and the Commonwealth, and shows through a series of case studies, how some major heritage issues have been contested and resolved. A Heritage Handbook emphasises the practicalities of heritage work by answering questions on: . researching the history of one's own house . interpreting a historic site . what makes a building historic . how to present a case to a local council or planning authority The most commonly used heritage terminology is discussed, and each chapter has suggestions for further reading. A Heritage Handbook is the ideal comp
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Graeme Davison is Professor of History at Monash University and a former Chairman of the Historic Buildings Council of Victoria.Chris McConville is a freelance historian, author of several conservation studies and architecture commentator for Australian Society. He was formerly Lecturer in Public History at Monash University.
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- PublisherAllen & Unwin
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0048200409
- ISBN 13 9780048200402
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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A Heritage Handbook edited by Graeme Davison and Chris McConville
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. A Heritage Handbook is the first concise, comprehensive guide to heritage issues in Australia. In straightforward language, it explains how the idea of 'heritage' developed and outlines the history of the Australian heritage movement. It provides a review of heritage legislation in the Commonwealth and states and shows through several case studies how major heritage issues have been contested and resolved. (back cover). Seller Inventory # 005264
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. xi 274 pages. The book's main and only fault is that there is neat, intermittent yellow highlighting throughout chapters 1, 6,13,14,15,16. The other chapters are unmarked and the binding solid. If you don''t mind highlighting, it's actually a nice copy. "A review of heritage legislation, researching the history of a house, interpreting a historic site, and how to present a case for heritage status. Edited by Graeme Davison and Chris McConville for the Monash Public History Group. With bibliography and index". Seller Inventory # 020431
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Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: VG+. First Edition. 8vo. original printed paper wraps (slightly rubbed & creased, spine a little sunned, trifling marks); pp. xiv (last blank), 274, with illustrations. A very good copy. Seller Inventory # 026610
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