The Heritage Crusade and the Spoils of History

Heritage has burgeoned over the past quarter of a century from a small èlite preoccupation into a major popular crusade. Everything from Disneyland to the Holocaust Museum, from the Balkan wars to the Northern Irish troubles, from Elvis memorabilia to the Elgin Marbles bears the marks of the cult of heritage. In this acclaimed book David Lowenthal explains the rise of this new obsession with the past and examines its power for both good and evil.

Preface to the Paperback Edition

ix

(4)

Introduction

xiii

1. HERITAGE ASCENDENT

1

(30)

2. PERSONAL LEGACIES

31

(24)

3. COLLECTIVE LEGACIES

55

(33)

4. HERITAGE ASSAILED

88

(17)

5. THE PURPOSE AND PRACTICE OF HISTORY

105

(22)

6. THE PURPOSE OF HERITAGE

127

(21)

7. THE PRACTICE OF HERITAGE

148

(25)

8. BEING FIRST

173

(19)

9. BEING INNATE

192

(35)

10. RIVALRY AND RESTITUTION

227

(24)

References

251

(42)

Select Bibliography and Citation Index

293

(22)

Acknowledgments

315

(4)

Index

319

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