Designs of destruction : the making of monuments in the twentieth century /
Allais, Lucia.
Designs of destruction : the making of monuments in the twentieth century / Lucia Allais. - Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018. - 347 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : monument survival -- "Wardens of civilization" : conservation and diplomacy at the 1931 Athens Conference -- "Battles designed to preserve" : the allies' lists of monuments in World War II -- Unwitting city planning : maps of monuments and the American bombing of Europe, 1943-1945 -- Bridge : let's visit UNESCO House -- "Stones also die" : UNESCO and the decolonization of museums, 1960-1975 -- Integrities : the salvage of Abu Simbel, 1960-1980 -- Coda : viscosities.
9780226286556 (cloth : alk. paper)
World Heritage Committee.
Architecture--Conservation and restoration--International cooperation--History--20th century.
Monuments--Conservation and restoration--International cooperation--History--20th century.
Cultural property--Protection--International cooperation--History--20th century.
NA111.5 / .A45 2018
Designs of destruction : the making of monuments in the twentieth century / Lucia Allais. - Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018. - 347 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : monument survival -- "Wardens of civilization" : conservation and diplomacy at the 1931 Athens Conference -- "Battles designed to preserve" : the allies' lists of monuments in World War II -- Unwitting city planning : maps of monuments and the American bombing of Europe, 1943-1945 -- Bridge : let's visit UNESCO House -- "Stones also die" : UNESCO and the decolonization of museums, 1960-1975 -- Integrities : the salvage of Abu Simbel, 1960-1980 -- Coda : viscosities.
9780226286556 (cloth : alk. paper)
World Heritage Committee.
Architecture--Conservation and restoration--International cooperation--History--20th century.
Monuments--Conservation and restoration--International cooperation--History--20th century.
Cultural property--Protection--International cooperation--History--20th century.
NA111.5 / .A45 2018