Heritage, democracy and the public : Nordic approaches /

Guttormsen, Torgrim Sneve & Swensen, Grete

Heritage, democracy and the public : Nordic approaches / [edited] by Torgrim Sneve Guttormsen and Grete Swensen. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The editors here address the main challenges faced by heritage managers today in light of the changing understanding of heritage in society. The book provides Nordic perspectives on how the management of the past takes place, and how it is carried out in the service of the society, offering new interpretations of the role of heritage in present society, where institutional heritage management has become just one of the many and multiple ways in which different publics engage with cultural heritage"--Provided by publisher.

9781472449405 (hardback : alkaline paper)

2015024500


Historic preservation--Government policy--Norway.
Historic preservation--Social aspects--Norway.
Cultural property--Protection--Norway.
Democracy--Norway.


Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Norway.
Norway--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.
Norway--Cultural policy.

DL421 / .H37 2016

363.6/909481