01280nam a2200121   4500000000100000008004100001260003200042100001900074245004400093856011800137520085600255020004701111                                       d  bManchester University Press1 aE.C. Macknight00aNobility and patrimony in modern France  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068056602&partnerID=40&md5=881dd8f6f594e7f6104c63a7e11ff0dc3 aThis study of tangible and intangible cultural heritage explains the significance of nobles  conservationist traditions for public engagement with the history of France. During the French Revolution nobles  property was seized, destroyed, or sold off by the nation. State intervention during the nineteenth century meant historic monuments became protected under law in the public interest. The Journées du Patrimoine, created in 1984 by the French Ministry for Culture, became a Europe-wide calendar event in 1991. Each year millions of French and international visitors enter residences and museums to admire France s aristocratic cultural heritage. Drawing on archival evidence from across the country, the book presents a compelling account of power, interest and emotion in family dynamics and nobles  relations with rural and urban communities.  a9781526120526 (ISBN); 9781526120519 (ISBN)