The Nature of Heritage

von Lynn Meskell

272 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is unique in revealing the conflicts inherent in preserving both natural and cultural heritage, by examining the archaeological, ethnographic and economic evidence of a nation's attempts to master its past and its future. - Provides a classic example of how nations attempt to overcome a negative heritage through past mastering of their histories - Evaluates the continuing dominance of nature and conservation over concerns for cultural heritage - Employs ethnographic and archaeological methodologies to reveal how the past is processed into a new national heritage - Identifies heritage as therapy, exemplified in the strategy for repairing legacies of racial and ethnic difference in post-apartheid South Africa - Highlights the role of archaeological heritage sites, national parks and protected areas in economic development and social empowerment - Explores how nature trumps culture and the global implications of the new configurations of heritage

• Reihe: Wiley-Blackwell
• ISBN: 9780470670712
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.10.2011
• Größe: 246 x 171 mm
• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons