Cultural Heritages as Reflexive Traditions
. Ed(S): Kockel, Professor Ullrich; Craith, Mairead Nic
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Hardback. Editor(s): Kockel, Professor Ullrich; Craith, Mairead Nic. Num Pages: 233 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
Drawing on anthropological fieldwork, this book presents case studies illustrating the re-conceptualization of heritages and traditions in selected locations in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The authors review the importance of oral traditions as markers of identity and consider competing narratives of heritage in postcolonial societies.
Drawing on anthropological fieldwork, this book presents case studies illustrating the re-conceptualization of heritages and traditions in selected locations in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The authors review the importance of oral traditions as markers of identity and consider competing narratives of heritage in postcolonial societies.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403997487
SKU
V9781403997487
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Kockel, Professor Ullrich; Craith, Mairead Nic
GABRIELLA EVANGELIA ASPRAKI teaches at the Department of Philosophical and Social Studies, Panteion University, Athens, Greece ANNA BOHLIN is with the Centre for Public Sector Research, Göteborg University, Sweden KELLI ANN COSTA is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, New Hampshire, USA IAN FAIRWEATHER is a Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester, UK ... Read more
Reviews for Cultural Heritages as Reflexive Traditions
'...a well-organised, deftly-edited and professionally-produced volume which incorporates both interesting ethnography and intriguing analytic insights in a way which should provoke further ideas for research into the anthropology of heritage and tradition.' - Irish Journal of Anthropology