Marc Antrop & Hannes Palang 
European Rural Landscapes [PDF ebook] 
Persistence and Change in a Globalising Environment

The controversy surrounding the significant ‘Into the Heart of Africa’ exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada is explored in this compelling and analytical text. The exhibit has become an inte …

This collection brings together a group of highly respected law and religion scholars to explore the funding of religious heritage in the context of state support for religions. The importance of thi …

Large-scale disasters mobilize heritage professionals to a narrative of heritage-at-risk and a standardized set of processes to counter that risk. Trinidad Rico’s critical ethnography analyses herita …

The western Japanese city of Hagi is the town in Japan which has preserved the greatest level of Tokugawa period (1600-1868) urban and architectural fabric. As such it is a major tourist destination …

Since the 1960s, Charles Chadwyck-Healey has been at the forefront of library publishing and the company he founded in 1973 remains a familiar brand name to academic libraries around the world. In th …

From the earliest museums established by Western missionaries in order to implement religious and political power, to the role they have played in the formation of the modern Chinese state, the origi …

Museums may not seem at first glance to be engaged in social work. Yet, Lois H. Silverman brings together here relevant visitor studies, trends in international practice, and compelling examples that …

This title was first published in 2001. Technology-led developments are changing the nature of the information marketplace. In the face of rapid change, stakeholders and players in the marketplace ne …

Today, information and the technologies that store and disseminate it are producing deep-rooted and widespread changes in society – changes of the same magnitude as those that occurred during the Ind …

Leading collection development experts share their experience and expertise! This book examines emerging and prospective models for cooperation in providing information resources. With case examples …