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Cultural Heritages as Reflexive Traditions
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Cultural Heritages as Reflexive Traditions
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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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Cultural Heritages as Reflexive Traditions
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- Notes on the Contributors
- List of Abbreviations
- 1 Cultural Heritages: Process, Power, Commodification
- 2 Reflexive Traditions and Heritage Production
- 3 Tradition as Development Strategy
- 4 Honouring Stories: Performing, Recording and Archiving Yolngu Cultural Heritage
- 5 Tradition as Reflexive Project in Norway and Malaysia: Witch, Whore, Madonna and Heroine
- 6 Challenging Heritage in a South African Town
- 7 Heritage and the Production of Locality in North Namibia
- 8 The Changing Role of British Cultural Traditions in South Africa
- 9 The Transmission of Islamic Heritage in Northern Ireland
- 10 Heritage Narratives on the Slovenian Coast: The Lion and the Attic
- 11 Globalizing Heritage: Marketing the Prehistoric Built Environment in Ireland
- 12 Culture, Heritage and Commodification
- 13 Heritage as a Commodity: Are we Devaluing our Heritage by Making it Available to the Highest Bidder via the Internet?
- Index
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Yes, you can access Cultural Heritages as Reflexive Traditions by U. Kockel, M. Nic Craith, U. Kockel,M. Nic Craith,Kenneth A. Loparo,Máiréad Nic Craith in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Social Science Biographies. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.