Imperial tombs; Buddhist architecture; palaces; and art treasures in Korea and Japan have attracted scholars; collectors; and conservators�and millions of tourists. As iconic markers of racial and cultural identity at home and abroad; they are embraced as tangible sources of immense national pride and popular �must-see� destinations.This book provides the first sustained account to highlight how the forces of modernity; nationalism; colonialism; and globalization have contributed to the birth of museums; field disciplines; tourist industry; and heritage management policies. Its chapters trace the history of explorations; preservations; and reconstructions of archaeological monuments from an interregional East Asian comparative perspective in the past century.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Overall summetryBy PanagiwtisVery well written introductory book to symmetry-group theory notionsconcise and thought provoking lacking some modern notions and strong mathematical deductionsCan be read from high scool studentsan easy pace book ideal for a first contact with the subject0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Worth the ReadBy Michael BrookerThis is a tough read for an amateur; but still worth the effort. Fractal Geometry is cutting edge stuff that exposes the connections between nature and math. Well written.2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Why not go with FREE PDF version?By Vazhaspa SpitmanWhy 3 stars? It has nothing to do with the context of the book but the price.One may legitimately give 5 stars to any of Hermann Weyl books-- as he was not only a grand mathematician but also a prominent philosopher and physicist who with his open-mindedness and creativity contributed much to each faculty in the 20th century. However one may wonder why his books written long ago cannot be offered by as free e-books (in Kindle edition). Of course if you are a researcher; the Kindle edition lacks the page number you need in your reference. In any case; there is no such a short-come in the FREE PDF versions of Weyl books that you can easily find on internet and download; they include:__The Continuum__Space; Time; Matter__Symmetry__Philosophy of Mathematics__Mind and Nature__The Theory of Groups and Quantum Mechanics
