Industrial Heritage in Denmark: Landscapes, Environment and Historical Archeology - Hardcover

Christensen, René Schroder; Storm, Anna; Christensen, Hanne

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8771241086 ISBN 13: 9788771241082

Publisher: Aarhus University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Since the middle of the 1800s, Denmark has increasingly taken the form of an industrial society, also in the sense that the industry's physical environments have been a growing part of the cultural landscape - and the development is still going on. Especially the massive building developments, which can be observed alongside the motorways, are a clear manifestation that industry - although having moved out of the old neighborhoods in the major cities from the 1950s, if not before - still dominates the landscape. The focal point of this book is the industrial environment, as understood through the objects, buildings and landscapes that came with industrial production, as well as its relationship to the natural conditions and the associated methods of production and lifestyles, organizations, assessments and knowledge. Emphasis will be placed on the physical environment, although research has also been carried out on work culture and business history.

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Review:

"The book might be highly recommended to industrial archaeologists and to any person interested in understanding Danish modernization. [...] All articles are very informative and with excellent illustrations, written by experts drawing on bigger projects within the field." -- Per Boje, EH.net

About this edition

• Publisher: Aarhus University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 8771241086
• ISBN 13: 9788771241082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 285
• Editor: Jorgensen Caspar, Pedersen Morten