Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The The Image of Georgian Bath, 1700-2000: Towns, Heritage, and History. ISBN 0198202652 9780198202653 [GB]

ISBN10: 0198202652, ISBN13: 9780198202653, [publisher: Clarendon Press] Hardcover pp. 452
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2000]

ISBN10: 0198202652, ISBN13: 9780198202653, [publisher: OUP Oxford] Hardcover Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.78
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ISBN10: 0198202652, ISBN13: 9780198202653, [publisher: Oxford Uni Press] Hardcover
[Nagoya, AICHI, Japan] [Publication Year: 2000]

ISBN10: 0198202652, ISBN13: 9780198202653, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford] Hardcover Hardcover. This interdisciplinary study explores the evolution, structure, and uses of the image of Georgian Bath, from its genesis in the eighteenth century to its renaissance in the twentieth century. In recent decades there has been both a popular resurgence of interest in heritage and tradition, and a growing academic awareness of the power of imagery in shaping the lives of individuals and societies. There is perhaps no city in Britain so saturated in history and layeredwith historic imagery as Bath. It therefore provides an ideal case-study to investigate the dynamic fusion and impact of the forces of past and representation. The dominant perception of Bath today isthat of a classical and particularly Georgian city. In this stimulating and scholarly study, Peter Borsay examines the construction and development of this image. Its principal components, biography and architecture, are explored, together with the media through which it was constructed and transmitted, as well as its commercial, social, political, and psychological uses. Dr Borsay concludes by relating the findings for Bath to current debates on towns, heritage, and the nature of history. There is perhaps no city in Britain so saturated in history and layered with historic imagery as Bath. This interdisciplinary study explores the evolution, structure, and uses of the image of Georgian Bath, from its ...

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Oxford University Press, USA 8/24/2000 12: 00: 00 AM Hardcover PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.