Practical Heritage Management: Preserving a Tangible Past

Scott Anfinson’s Practical Heritage Management provides a comprehensive overview of American cultural resource management (CRM) and historic preservation. It is a textbook designed for all levels of students in archaeology, history, and architecture departments. The format follows the logical progression of a semester course, with each of the 14 chapters designed as the primary reading for each week in a semester. The book provides a detailed overview of the structure, historic background, important laws, and important governmentaland professional players in the various American heritage management systems (federal, state, local, private).Features include:• End-of-chapter review questions and suggested readings• Glossary• List of acronyms• A comprehensive chronology of American heritage management Read more