Annotation "A highly original study that is of particular importance as communities across the United States and elsewhere explore heritage tourism as a way to boost local economies, Sally J. Southwick's book Building on a Borrowed Past: Place and Identity in Pipestone, Minnesota demonstrates how small-town citizens and boosters contributed to the generic image of "the Indian" in American culture and describes the process of one culture absorbing the heritage of another for civic advantage."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

A timely ethnography of how Indonesia’s coastal dwellers inhabit the “chronic present” of a slow-motion natural disaster Ice caps are melting, seas are rising, and densely populated cities worldwide are threatened by floodwaters, especially in Southeast Asia. Building on Borrowed Time is a timely and powerful ethnography of how people in Semarang, Indonesia, on the north coast of Java, are dealing with this global warming–driven existential challenge. In addition to antiflooding infrastructure breaking down, vast areas of cities like Semarang and Jakarta are rapidly sinking, affecting the very foundations of urban life: toxic water oozes through the floors of houses, bridges are submerged, traffic is interrupted. As Lukas Ley shows, the residents of Semarang are constantly engaged in maintaining their homes and streets, trying to live through a slow-motion disaster shaped by the interacting temporalities of infrastructural failure, ecological deterioration, and urban development. He casts this predicament through the temporal lens of a “meantime,” a managerial response that means a constant enduring of the present rather than progress toward a better future—a “chronic present.” Building on Borrowed Time takes us to a place where a flood crisis has already arrived—where everyday residents are not waiting for the effects of climate change but are in fact already living with it—and shows that life in coastal Southeast Asia is defined not by the temporality of climate science but by the lived experience of tidal flooding.

This edition showcases the effects and consequences of human depravity, frailty and criminal activity. The showcased and photographed remaining structures generally appear nondescript and ordinary, masking their significance and infamy. Throughout the western United States, these commonplace buildings silently testify to events involving violence and individuals whose acts have scarred others, society and sometimes simply themselves. Their stories remain compelling evidence towards the fragility of the human experience and lives severed abruptly. Once you’ve absorbed the history behind each building, you will never view them with indifference again. Paranormal activity within their confines is commonly reported. OREGON Famous/Obscure Murder Cases and Suicides Franck Akin, Ashley Benson, Nancy Bergeson, Bowden Bombed Residence, Jerry Brudos, Dark Stranger Serial Killer, Pioneer Murder, Veronica Dolan, Oregon Prison Director Michael Francke, Michele Dee Gate’s Legacy, Diane Hank, Brittany Maynard’s Assisted Suicide, Lloyolla Miller, Tim Moreau, Roma Ollison and The Zone Nightclub shooting. Bizarre Buildings Crime Boss Jim Elkins Hangout, Erickson’s Saloon, Golden West Hotel, Kell’s Irish Pub, Kelly’s Olympian Bar, White Eagle Saloon, Merchants Hotel, The Open Door Buildings and Oregon State Hospital. WASHINGTON Famous/Obscure Murder Cases and Suicides Ted Bundy, Green River Killer, Jake Bird and his Fatal Hex, Brides of Christ Founder, Café Racer, Ann Marie Burr, Fairhaven Werewolf Murder, Maurice Clemmons, Singer Kurt Cobain, James Elledge, John Fiori, Charles Goldmark Family, Teresa Butz, Capital Hill Massacre, Little Willie John, Judge Gary Little, Lee Boyd Malvo, John Considine, Edwin Pratt, Rafay Family, Red Barn Tavern, Seattle Pacific University, Layne Staley, Wah Nee Gambling Club, Justice Tom Wales, Radio Activist Mike Webb, Timothy Alioth and Donna Plew, Louis Bellessa, Turid Bentley, Doug Carlile, Lil Danger, Fred Cohen, Dan Lane, Zachary Craven, Sexual Offender Vigilantes, Michael Feeney, Billy Gohl, Patrick Kevin Gibson, Edward Weed, Lynn Heimsoth, Barbara Hickey, Seattle Jewish Federation rampage, Peter Keller, Geneva MacDonald, Donna Perry, Jimmy Smith, Trang Dail Massacre, Wilson Family and Otto Zehm. Bizarre Buildings Alfred’s Café, Lou Graham Block, People’s Theatre and G. O. Guy’s Drugstore, Davenport Hotel, Kirkland’s Life Care Center, Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, Old Town Café, Patsy Clark Mansion, Starvation Heights, Sycamore Square Building and Waterfront Tavern NORTHERN IDAHO Bizarre Buildings Fatty Carroll’s Variety, Wilson Pharmacy, Bates Motel and Oasis Bordello Museum MONTANA Famous/Obscure Murder Cases and Suicides Phil Nebeker, Lauren DeWise, Actor Patrick Duffy’s Parents, Tom Sing, John and Florence Sprouse, Marjorie and Nancy McQuiston, Julianne Stallman, Paul Maclean, Sheila Jordan, Missoula Mauler, Verna Joy Kvale, Jackson Wiles and Marilyn Picket, Beverly and Greg Giannonatti and Tina Schowengerdt. Bizarre Buildings Butte Sheriff’s Office, Dumas Brothel, Butte’s Fire Station #1, Copper King’s Mansion, M & M Cigar Store, Montana Territorial and State Prison, Hair Gallery, Governor’s Mansion, Lillie McGraw’s Bluestone House, Mollie Byrnes residence, Montana Club’s swastika entrance, Grandstreet Theatre, Helena Cathedral, Helena Stone House and Lime Kilns, St. Louis Block, Mercantile Building, Oxford Café, Gleim Building, House of Screams, Florence Building, The Keep Restaurant, University of Montana’s Main and Brantly Halls, Missoula’s Mountain Valley Inn, Jackson Creek Saloon and Casino, Racetrack Morrisite Church and Montana State Hospital

The 1980s and early 1990s have seen a marked increase in public interest in our historic environment. The museum and heritage industry has expanded as the past is exploited for commercial profit. In The Representation of the Past, Kevin Walsh examines this international trend and questions the packaging of history which serves only to distance people from their own heritage. A superficial, unquestioning portrayal of the past, he feels, separates us from an understanding of our cultural and political present. Here, Walsh suggests a number of ways in which the museum can fulfill its potential - by facilitating our comprehension of cultural identity.