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Pluralising Pasts: Heritage, Identity and Place in Multicultural Societies
G. J. Ashworth
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Description for Pluralising Pasts: Heritage, Identity and Place in Multicultural Societies
Paperback. Analyses debates around the multi-billion pound 'heritage' industry. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 figs, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
From museums and the preservation of old buildings to broader questions of community and identity, heritage is now a political issue.
This book explores what heritage means now heritage is big business and how it is used to encourage people to identify with particular places and 'traditions', now it is entangled with capitalism. Examining a range of questions, including the way contemporary societies use heritage in the creation and management of collective identities, and how heritage is involved with the complexities of multicultural societies.
As resources are poured into heritage and questions ... Read more
From museums and the preservation of old buildings to broader questions of community and identity, heritage is now a political issue.
This book explores what heritage means now heritage is big business and how it is used to encourage people to identify with particular places and 'traditions', now it is entangled with capitalism. Examining a range of questions, including the way contemporary societies use heritage in the creation and management of collective identities, and how heritage is involved with the complexities of multicultural societies.
As resources are poured into heritage and questions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745322858
SKU
V9780745322858
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99-50
About G. J. Ashworth
Gregory Ashworth was Professor of Heritage Management at the University of Groningen. He was the author of Pluralising Pasts (Pluto, 2007). Brian Graham is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Ulster. He is the author of Pluralising Pasts (Pluto, 2007). John Tunbridge is Professor Emertitus in Geography and Environmental Studies department at ... Read more
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