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Heritage Management, Tourism, and Governance in China
Shepherd, Robert J.; Yu, Larry
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Paperback. Analyzes cultural resource management, archeological heritage management, and exhibitionary practices and policies in the People's Republic of China. This monograph aims to bring the concepts of world heritage sites, national tourism policies, ethnic tourism, and museum display together for a general cultural heritage audience. Series: SpringerBriefs in archaeology/SpringerBriefs in Archaeological Heritage Management. Num Pages: 102 pages, 21 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 171.
This monograph analyzes current cultural resource management, archeological heritage management, and exhibitionary practices and policies in the People’s Republic of China. Academic researchers, preservationists, and other interested parties face a range of challenges for the preservation of the material past as rapid economic and social changes continue in China. On the one hand, state-supported development policies often threaten and in some cases lead to the destruction of archeological and cultural sites. Yet state cultural policies also encourage the cultivation of precisely such sites as tourism development resources. This monograph aims to bring the concepts of world heritage sites, national tourism policies, ethnic tourism, and museum ... Read more
This monograph analyzes current cultural resource management, archeological heritage management, and exhibitionary practices and policies in the People’s Republic of China. Academic researchers, preservationists, and other interested parties face a range of challenges for the preservation of the material past as rapid economic and social changes continue in China. On the one hand, state-supported development policies often threaten and in some cases lead to the destruction of archeological and cultural sites. Yet state cultural policies also encourage the cultivation of precisely such sites as tourism development resources. This monograph aims to bring the concepts of world heritage sites, national tourism policies, ethnic tourism, and museum ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
102
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in archaeology/SpringerBriefs in Archaeological Heritage Management
Number of Pages
90
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461459170
SKU
V9781461459170
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99-15
About Shepherd, Robert J.; Yu, Larry
Robert Sheperd holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from George Mason University and has been an assistant professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University since 2006. Before earning his doctorate he served in the Peace Corps in Nepal, worked on UNDP projects in China and Indonesia, and taught at a national university in Taiwan; in total he has nine ... Read more
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