Urban Authenticity and Heritage: Creating Images and Contesting Identities in European Cities

Contributor(s): Bernhardt, Christoph (Editor), Hadwiger, Daniel (Editor), Saupe, Achim (Editor)

ISBN: 9781032894843

Publisher: Routledge

Hardcover

$200.00

Pub Date: November 4, 2026

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.00" H x 0.00" L x 0.00" W ( 0.00 lbs) 420 pages

BISAC Categories:

Art | Museum Studies | Social Science | Sociology | Urban

Series: Critical Heritages of Europe

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description:

Urban Authenticity and Heritage explores the contested notion of "urban authenticity" in European cities after 1945. It examines how buildings, neighbourhoods, and cultural practices are perceived as "authentic" -- and why these claims matter.