Book

A place in history: social and monumental time in a Cretan town

Princeton University PressPrinceton, N.J. • Published In 1991 • Pages: xvi, 305

By: Herzfeld, Michael.

Abstract
Herzfeld examines inter-linked issues of housing, tourism, history, local-state relations, and identity in the Cretan port town of Rethemnos. How is identity negotiated in a town that has been at a cross currents of history (Venetian and Turkish) and since the 1960s experiencing a housing boom, one closely controlled by the state in the effort to preserve a national heritage? Herzfeld examines how morality and identity are entwined in the struggle between state historic conservation office, city planning board, and local families trying to make a living. Some of the specific issues he looks at are gambling, tax evasion, and informing.
Subjects
Architecture
Dwellings
Settlement patterns
Housing
Deliberative councils
Administrative agencies
Taxation and public income
Government regulation
culture
Greeks
HRAF PubDate
2003
Region
Europe
Sub Region
Southeastern Europe
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 2002
Field Date
1970-1984
Coverage Date
1940-1989
Coverage Place
Rethemnos, Crete, Greece
Notes
Michael Herzfeld
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-285)
LCCN
90028755
LCSH
Greece