Word: historicizing
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As far back as the 13th century, Italian city-states guarded their cultural artifacts as carefully as they did their borders. Some 800 years later, in the unified nation that claims Michelangelo and Titian as part of its heritage, that legacy still has power. From masterpieces hanging in museums to...
As China races into the modern era, its spectacular cultural heritage is often the first casualty of the nation's fascination with all things shiny and new. Many of the Middle Kingdom's historical artifacts were destroyed in the Cultural Revolution, when frenzied Red Guards chopped the heads off ancient...
Another key player in the tourist renaissance of Sri Lanka is Hong Kong publisher Geoffrey Dobbs. He has restored two historic mansions in Galle: the Sun House and the Dutch House, which offer the most luxurious colonial accommodation to be found anywhere on the island. He also rents out Taprobane...
Though Witt is thrilled with her team’s historic achievement at Princeton, she wasn’t about to make any bold statements yesterday about playing Harvard on Saturday. At the moment, she is focused on Yale’s game at Brown Friday.
Feller will also be remembered for the assistance he provided Thurgood Marshall in preparations for the historic Brown v. Board of Education case in the 1950’s, friends say.