
Men from the Ministry
by Simon Thurley
Title:
Men from the Ministry
Author:
Simon Thurley
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
224 pages, 100 b-w illus.
Publisher:
Yale University Press
ISBN-13:
9780300205244
EAN:
9780300205244
Publication Date:
15/09/2014
Classifications:
Museology & heritage studies
Weight (g):
554
Dimensions (mm):
137 x 217 x 26
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments and historic sites and opened them to the public. This book explains why the collecting frenzy took place. It locates it in the fragile and nostalgic atmosphere of the interwar years, dominated by neo-romanticism and cultural protectionism.










