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  • MUSEUMS AND THE ACT OF WITNESSING
    ROSS J. WILSON
    Museums and the Act of Witnessing examines how representations of traumatic histories and the legacies of the twentieth century in museums and heritage sites across the world shape political, social and cultural identities. Drawing on an interdisciplinary analysis of a variety of museum exhibitions around the globe, the book demonstrates how the narrative of ‘witnessing’ has sh...

    $999.00

  • NATURAL HISTORY
    ROSS J. WILSON
    The concept of ’natural heritage’ has become increasingly significant with the threat of dwindling resources, environmental degradation and climatic change. As humanity’s impact on the condition of life on earth has become more prominent, a discernible shift in the relationship between western society and the environment has taken place. This is reflective of wider historical p...

    $1,099.00

  • NEW YORK AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR
    ROSS J. WILSON
    The First World War constitutes a point in the history of New York when its character and identity were challenged, recast and reinforced. Due to its pre-eminent position as a financial and trading centre, its role in the conflict was realised far sooner than elsewhere in the United States. This book uses city, state and federal archives, newspaper reports, publications, leafle...

    $1,099.00

  • CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE GREAT WAR IN BRITAIN
    ROSS J. WILSON
    As the hundredth anniversary approaches, it is timely to reflect not only upon the Great War itself and on the memorials which were erected to ensure it did not slip from national consciousness, but also to reflect upon its rich and substantial cultural legacy. This book examines the heritage of the Great War in contemporary Britain. It addresses how the war maintains a place ...

    $1,339.00