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- Title
Historic preservation, the state and nationalism in Britain.
- Authors
Swenson, Astrid
- Abstract
The paper discusses the relationship between the state, historic buildings preservation and nationalism in Britain from the nineteenth century to the present. It argues against the idea that, because of comparatively continuous nation and state formation, state preservation in Britain until the mid twentieth was exceptionally weak. By suggesting a broader understanding of 'the state', the paper shows the variety of ways in which institutions within the state were, and remain, involved. Through spotlights on major turning points in the administrative framework, it further argues that nationalism has been more often mobilized to foster state preservation than the other way round and suggests to place nationalism alongside other motive forces to understand the rise and transformation of state involvement in preservation.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; HISTORIC buildings; NATIONALISM; POSTCOLONIALISM; NATION building; HISTORIC sites
- Publication
Nations & Nationalism, 2018, Vol 24, Issue 1, p43
- ISSN
1354-5078
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/nana.12373