Showing papers on "Cultural heritage published in 1985"

Cultural barriers to effective medical care among Hispanic-American patients.

Abstract: In attempting to successfully diagnose and treat people from different cultural dimensions, medical practitioners must supplement theoretical concepts with knowledge about the patients' cultural heritage. In this chapter, the author discusses relevant cultural factors related to the medical management of Cubans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexican Americans residing in the United States.

Authenticity in restoration principles and practices

Abstract: The concern for preserving cultural heritage is attested to from antiquity. The Seven Wonders of the World were comparable for people of that time to the sites of today's World Heritage List. In the 18th century the principle of respect for authenticity was demonstrated. Inventories were drawn up and an attempt was made to halt vandalism. However, in the 19th century Romanticism often lead to restoration that is now regarded as abusive. In the light of past experience, a well thought-out conservation policy would not follow precepts blindly but would rather adopt a case to case approach.

The UNESCO international survey of underwater cultural heritage

Abstract: The UNESCO Marine Sciences Division have agreed with UNESCO Archaeology Division to study the possibility of increased support for marine archaeology. Managed through the Scientific Committee of the CMAS an international document is being prepared under the joint editorship of Mark Redknap (Old World) and John Gifford (New World) to identify national priorities and review sites and strategies. A questionnaire on underwater cultural resources for distribution to all UNESCO countries has been prepared, and forms the main instrument for the preparation of the consultative document.

Tourism development and regional planning in East Mediterranean countries.

Abstract: The author considers the role of tourism in relation to trends in regional planning and development thinking in East Mediterranean countries. Case studies of regional planning and tourist development in Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, and Israel are presented. The author concludes that sustained success in the tourism industry depends on the adoption of a conservationist ethic, and that the preservation of natural environment and cultural heritage are vital in regional planning.

"Mt Athos" A Special Fire Safety Problem of Historic Buildings and Areas

Abstract: There are in many countries troughout the world historic buildings and areas which consist a historical and cultural heritage with national or sometimes international sighificance. Experts in restoration and preservation of such monuments are usually little concerned with fire safety problems, although it is a serious danger to the buildings and their valuable contents which more often are irreplaceable. Architects and conservationists very often have reservations on and express their opposition to the intervention of those engineers and Authorities concerned with the protection of buildings and life safety.There is nowadays a lack of reference in scientific literature to fire precautions in historic buildings and areas. Most of the documents refer to fire protection of museums, archives and libraries which only have some fire problems in common with those of historic permises and areas. The main concern for museums and libraries is the protection of their contents while for historic buildings it is the structure and the environment as well.This article is a first approach to the fire problem of a historic area in Greece, named "Mt Athos" which consists of a historical and cultural monument of international significance.

The Struggle for the Cultural Heritage: Christina Stead Refunctions Charles Dickens and Mark Twain

Abstract: T he received cultural values with which we academic literary intellectuals most closely involve ourselves are the values of the "cultural treasures,"' the canonized masterpieces, for which we serve our students as intermediaries. In the years between the first and the second world wars, the established canon and its transmission faced strenuous challenge and probing discussion, not just, as our training leads us to expect, because of modernism, but also through the revolutionary and reactionary political struggles of those years. The debates over Proletarian Culture and Socialist Realism in the Soviet

Small Country Blues

Abstract: The advantages and disadvantages of small, 'new' countries are discussed. Although small countries have little cultural heritage and local development when compared to big countries, they are seen to have a peaceful, less problematic political and social lifestyle with a high quality of participative decision-making.

Engineering Heritage with Reference to Mining

Abstract: The conflict that is arising between government heritage legislation and mining engineering is explained. The nature of engineering heritage is explored with reference to mining traditions to show that present heritage legislation often is actually destroying real heritage. It is also often poor historical method and results in a failure to properly interpret relics. It is argued that engineers should be involved in the assessment and management of relics associated with their heritage.

Cultural Conservation: The Protection of Cultural Heritage in the United States. Ormond H. Loomis, coordinator. American Folklife Center, No. 10, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 1983. viii + 123 pp., photographs, appendices, bibliography. $4.50 (paper).

Abstract: This volume is a comprehensive, well-organized bibliography of sources from North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Honea divides the work into broad subjects, such as classificatory, technological, and functional studies, characterization of stone industries, quarries and sources, replication and ethnographic studies, elemental and physical analysis, and dating. These are further sub-divided by geography or specialized topics. References are arranged under these headings by name and date only; full citations are listed alphabetically in the back, which makes using the bibliography somewhat awkward. Annotation does not include individual descriptions for each reference. Honea prefaces the volume with an introduction that provides a good overview of theoretical trends in lithic studies, as well as major research problems. For scholars interested in lithic studies, the bibliography is a useful reference.

Cultural heritage as tourism product

Abstract: The tourism product has been described as the amalgam of all activities, involved in by a tourist in the process of his journey. In his own words, David Jeffries described the tourist product as a “Tourist Package” which includes attractions, facilities, transportation etc. Supporting this opinion, Medlik and Middleton described a tourism product as a “complete experience from the time the tourist leaves home to the time he returns to it”. But analysing further a tourism product, one tends to equate it with the normal industrial product, such as electronic appliances or even a loaf of bread which necessity of man demands.

Heritage of Struggle. A History of American Working People.

Abstract: The materials in this pamphlet describe the difficulties encouttered by various racial and ethnic groups as they attempted to become assimilated into the Americln labor force. The experiences 'nd problems faced by blacks, Jews, and immigrants from England, Ireland, the Scandinavian countries, China, Italy, and Puerto Rico are described in an attempt to correct man, of the racial and ethnic stereotypes that American workers have about one another. The contributions that each of these ethnic and racial groups made to the U.S. labor movement are stressed. The following are among the topics covered: religious differences among immigrants from England, West African society, blacks ac indentured servants and slaves, competition between blacks and white immigrant workers, the Jim Crow laws, the role of blacks in ths Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), problems experienced by railroad workers and miners, anti-Chinese sentiments and riots, the Chinese Exclusion Act, the reasons behind the Jewish immigration to the United States, the padrone system and the problems it caused Italian immigrants, strikes and strikebreakers, the negative impact of U.S. rule on the Puerto Rican labor market, and problems encot' .ored by Puerto Ricans in the United States. All of the materials originally appeared as a series of articles in the community newspaper "The Link," which is published by the United Community Centers of Brooklyn, New York. A 5-page list of significant dates in the U.S. labor movement and a list of labor history resources (print and film) conclude the pamphlet. (MN) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the bes that can be made from the original docume' kfti'********************ft********************************************** Heritage of Struggle A History of American Working People U II DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Ofbc of Educational Rosetuch au,:. improvement ED CARONA'. RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 0 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of new or opinions stated in thisdocw mint do not necsanly represent official OERI position or poMy "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL AS BEEN GRANTED BY TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERtC)" Huwwd Harris Department of Labor Studies The Pennsylvania State University 2 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Heritage of Struggle A History of American Working People Howard Harris Department of Labor Studies The Pennsylvania State University

The Reassessment of Confucius and the Relationships Among Concepts, Language, and Class in Chinese Marxism 1947-1966: A Study of the Thought of Feng Youlan and Yang Rongguo on the Scope of Benevolence

Abstract: The most sensitive indicator of social change is the word. It is socially ubiquitous and is present in virtually each act or contact between people. For Marxists who seek to understand the relationship between thinking at an abstract level and its social implications, it is fundamental to examine the relationship between the dynamics of social development and thought and language. Any commitment to Marxism necessitates the belief that a knowledge of the historical circumstances that formed a background to the contemporary period is vital to an understanding of that contemporary milieu. Marxism goes further, however, in articulating that it is the laws of historical development that are central and primary to any comprehension of social dynamics. Historians therefore have an important role to play in the contemporary context. Much of the human cultural heritage is passed down through the written word. Thus the medium that embodies this cultural heritage also has a function that often goes unnoticed but is, nevertheless, an important part of that cultural heritage. In Russia, for instance, an examination of this problem led to extensive debates on the relationship between lan-