{"product_id":"the-object-of-conservation-sin-jones-9781138655683","title":"The Object of Conservation: An Ethnography of Heritage Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Object of Conservation\u003c\/em\u003e examines how historic buildings, monuments and artefacts are cared for as valued embodiments of the past. It tells the fascinating story of the working lives of those involved in conservation through an ethnographic account of a national heritage agency. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow are conservation objects made? What is the moral purpose of that making and what practical consequences flow from this? Revealing the hidden labour of keeping things as they are, the book highlights the ethical commitments and dilemmas involved in trying to care well. In doing so, it reveals how conservation objects are made literally to matter. Taking debates in the interdisciplinary field of heritage studies forward in important new directions, the book engages with themes of broader interest within the arts, humanities and social sciences, shedding new light on time, authenticity, modernity, materiality, expert knowledge and the politics of care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Object of Conservation is a thought-provoking and engaging account that offers original insights for students, scholars, heritage professionals and others interested in the work of caring for the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Si穗 Jones, Thomas Yarrow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138655686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138655683\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Si穗 Jones","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120945000703,"sku":"9781138655683","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_37fe1931-0959-42fd-b97a-0578e9ced48c.jpg?v=1687417149","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-object-of-conservation-sin-jones-9781138655683","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}