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ehmannky's review
4.0
A well-written account of why historic preservation needs to go beyond simply declaring certain neighborhoods “historic.” It particularly highlights the ways in which Public history can be used to offset gentrification in “historic areas” and how the natural landscape and art can play into this as well. The only thing I didn’t like about it was the lack of quotes and first-person analysis from the community projects he documents in the book. It seems odd they’re not in here given that one of the main arguments of the text is that people need to listen and promote non academic sources.
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