{"product_id":"9781509567843","title":"The Future of the Past When Cultural Heritage Meets Climate Change","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Future of the Past\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhen Cultural Heritage Meets Climate Change\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThijs Weststeijn | Liz Waters\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the wooden piles under Amsterdam begin to rot, water levels rise in Venice. The 4,500-year-old ruins of Mohenjo-daro flood in Pakistan. Compaction of peat soil in northern England is causing Hadrian's Wall to collapse. The bricks of excavated Babylon are exploding as a result of increasing salt levels. Melting permafrost in Siberia is endangering the ancient burial mounds of the Scythian civilization. In the US, hurricanes have partially destroyed the heritage of New Orleans and Puerto Rico, while the 2019 wildfires forced the Getty Museum in Los Angeles to close.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe climate crisis is threatening historical heritage all over the world, with higher temperatures, more storms and fires and, of course, rising sea levels. Monuments, buildings, inner cities and cultural landscapes are at risk, and museums such as the Louvre have already started relocating parts of their collections to climate-proof storage facilities. Written by a highly regarded art historian, \u003ci\u003eThe Future of the Past\u003c\/i\u003e addresses this urgent issue and asks us to include the fate of beauty in our conversations on climate change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtreme weather means we have to approach history in new ways. Historical heritage now confronts us not only with the past, but also the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eThijs Weststeijn\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Art History at the University of Utrecht.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509567843\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45937542987916,"sku":"9781509567843","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509567843.jpg?v=1781091383","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509567843","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}