×


 x 

Shopping cart
10%OFF. Ed(S): Foster, Michael Dylan; Gilman, Lisa - UNESCO on the Ground - 9780253019400 - V9780253019400
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

UNESCO on the Ground

€ 32.99
€ 29.60
You save € 3.39!
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for UNESCO on the Ground paperback. Editor(s): Foster, Michael Dylan; Gilman, Lisa. Series: Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 188 pages, 16 b&w illus. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.

For nearly 70 years, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has played a crucial role in developing policies and recommendations for dealing with intangible cultural heritage. What has been the effect of such sweeping global policies on those actually affected by them? How connected is UNESCO with what is happening every day, on the ground, in local communities? Drawing upon six communities ranging across three continents—from India, South Korea, Malawi, Japan, Macedonia and China—and focusing on festival, ritual, and dance, this volume illuminates the complexities and challenges faced by those who find themselves drawn, in different ways, ... Read more

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Series
Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253019400
SKU
V9780253019400
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About . Ed(S): Foster, Michael Dylan; Gilman, Lisa
Michael Dylan Foster is Associate Professor of Folklore and East Asian Studies at Indiana University. He is author of Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yōkai (2009), The Book of Yōkai: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore (2015), and numerous articles on Japanese folklore, literature, and media. Lisa Gilman is Associate Professor of Folklore and English ... Read more

Reviews for UNESCO on the Ground
All in all, this important new volume sheds welcome light on issues that have been adumbrated in the academic literature regarding UNESCO and the safeguarding of intangible heritage
International Journal of Intangible Heritage
[T]his is an excellent and useful book for both individual and classroom learning.Vol. 11.1 2017
Museum Anthropology Review
The prose is engaging, focused, ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for UNESCO on the Ground


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!