Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Practical Heritage Management: Preserving a Tangible Past

Product Description Scott Anfinson’s Practical Heritage Management provides a comprehensive overview of American cultural resource management (CRM) and historic preservation. It is a textbook designed for all levels of students in archaeology, history, and architecture departments. The format follows the logical progression of a semester course, with each of the 14 chapters designed as the primary reading for each week in a semester. The book provides a detailed overview of the structure, historic background, important laws, and important governmental and professional players in the various American heritage management systems (federal, state, local, private). Features include: • End-of-chapter review questions and suggested readings • Glossary • List of acronyms • A comprehensive chronology of American heritage management Review If I were teaching a class in heritage management, I would certainly adopt this book, probably as required reading and a stand-alone text.--Thomas F. King, Owner, Thomas F. King PhD LLC About the Author Scott F. Anfinson received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota, a master’s from the University of Nebraska, and a PhD from the University of Minnesota, all in anthropology with an archaeology specialty. He taught heritage management at the University of Minnesota from 2000 through 2015. Anfinson has written and edited numerous publications in his 40 years as a Minnesota archaeologist.