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The article discusses some of the production aspects of the 1931’s Athens Charter, the first international document referring to the protection of historical and artistic heritage produced within the framework of an international political and institutional articulation. It addresses the historical conjecture construction process of elaboration of the aforementioned document, starting with the context of the First World War, passing through the implantation of institutions that began the structuring of an international policy for the protection of heritage, in which the concern for the viability of the constitution of a humanity heritage is highlighted.
This text was originally published in the Dossier: Heritage and International Relations published in Locus–Revista de História-UFJF, Vol. 26, nº 2, 2020, organized by Rodrigo Christofoletti (UFJF) and Maria Leonor Botellho (FLUP-CITCEM). English version by Lílian Costa Magalhães.
Olender—Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Master’s Degree in Social History from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). PhD in Architecture and Urban Planning from UFBA. Full Professor at the Department of History and Graduate Studies in History at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF).
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The article cited mentioned here, entitled “‘Which Egypt will answer?’ Some genealogical notes on world heritage” will be part of the book: Christofoletti, Rodrigo and Olender, Marcos, org. World Heritage Patinas. Springer: Bern, 2020 (forthcoming).
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Olender, M. (2021). “The Abyss of History is Deep Enough to Hold Us All” The Beginnings of the 1931 Athens Charter and the Proposition of the Notion of World Heritage. In: Christofoletti, R., Botelho, M.L. (eds) International Relations and Heritage. The Latin American Studies Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77991-7_8
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