Authenticity in Architectural Heritage Conservation: Discourses, Opinions, Experiences in Europe, South and East Asia

Introduction.- Architectural Heritage Conservation in South and East Asia and Europe. Contemporary Practices.- The Impulse to Remember: Thoughts on the Conservation of World War II Ruins in Germany.- Part I: Case Studies from South Asia.- The Idea of Place in the Practice of Restoration and Replication in India.- Humayun's Tomb: Conservation and Restoration.- Sompura: Traditional Master Builders of Western India.- Contested Evaluations: Authenticity and the "Living Traditions" of Master Builders and Stone Masons in India.- Material Authenticity and Conservation Traditions in Nepal.- Part II: Case Studies from East Asia.- Authenticity and Heritage Conservation in China: Translation, Interpretation, Practices.- Restoration and Conservation of the Yisu Society Theater in Xi'an.- Aspects of Architectural Authenticity in Chinese Heritage Theme Parks.- "Repair by Disassembly" (Jap. kaitai shūri) in Japan.- Authenticity in Japan.- Part III: Interviews.- Changes in Basic Attitudes to Monument Preservation in Germany: A Conversation with Architectural Conservationist Gottfried Kiesow.- Essential Architectural Values: A Conversation with the Architect Raj Rewal.- The Conservation of Humayun's Tomb in Delhi: A Debate On-Site.- Conclusion.