World Heritage on the Ground : : Ethnographic Perspectives /

World Heritage on the Ground : : Ethnographic Perspectives / / ed. by Christoph Brumann, David Berliner.

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The UNESCO World Heritage Convention of 1972 set the contemporary standard for cultural and natural conservation. Today, a place on the World Heritage List is much sought after for tourism promotion, development funding, and national prestige. Presenting case studies from across the globe, particula...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2016
MitwirkendeR:
Berliner, David,
Breglia, Lisa,
Brumann, Christoph,
Chalcraft, Jasper,
Istasse, Manon,
Joy, Charlotte,
Meskell, Lynn,
Miura, Keiko,
Probst, Peter,
Salazar, Noel B.,
Wang, Shu-Li,
Zhu, Yujie,
HerausgeberIn:
Berliner, David,
Brumann, Christoph,
Place / Publishing House:New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:EASA Series ; 28
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Physical Description:1 online resource (336 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Introduction: UNESCO World Heritage – Grounded?
  • Part I Cities
  • Chapter 1 Affects and Senses in a World Heritage Site People-House Relations in the Medina of Fez
  • Chapter 2 ‘UNESCO is What?’ World Heritage, Militant Islam and the Search for a Common Humanity in Mali
  • Chapter 3 Heritage Making in Lijiang: Governance, Reconstruction and Local Naxi Life
  • Chapter 4 Multiple Nostalgias: The Fabric of Heritage in Luang Prabang (Lao PDR)
  • Part II Archaeological Sites
  • Chapter 5 Thinking Globally and Acting Locally in Angkor
  • Chapter 6 One List, a World of Difference? The Dynamics of Global Heritage at Two Neighbouring Properties
  • Chapter 7 Civilization and the Transformation of Xiaotun Village at Yin Xu Archaeological Site, China
  • Chapter 8 The Business of Wonder: Public Meets Private at a World Heritage Site
  • Part III Cultural Landscapes
  • Chapter 9 Decolonizing the Site: The Problems and Pragmatics of World Heritage in Italy, Libya and Tanzania
  • Chapter 10 Prickly Prestations: Living with (World) Heritage in Osogbo, Nigeria
  • Chapter 11 Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape: Extractive Economies and Endangerment on South Africa’s Borders
  • Conclusion: Imagining the Ground from Afar: Why the Sites Are so Remote in World Heritage Committee Sessions
  • Index

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