The Heritage-scape - UNESCO, World Heritage, and Tourism

Informationen zum Autor Michael A. Di Giovine is associate professor of anthropology at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, director of the WCU Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, and honorary fellow in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Klappentext This book explores how the mere designation of World Heritage sites can achieve UNESCO's goal of creating lasting worldwide peace. Drawing on ethnography, policy analysis, and a sophisticated fusion of anthropological theories, Di Giovine convincingly reveals the existence of a global heritage-scape and provides a detailed yet expansive look at the politics and processes, histories and structures, and the rituals and symbolisms of the interrelated phenomena of tourism, historic preservation, and UNESCO's World Heritage Convention. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: Traveling Across Stones that Speak Chapter 2 Chapter 1. Mediating World Heritage: Authenticity and Fields of Production in World Heritage Chapter 3 Chapter 2. The Heritage-scape: UNESCO's Globalizing Endeavor Chapter 4 Chapter 3. "Unity in Diversity": The Heritage-scape's Meta-Narrative Claim Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Tourism: The Heritage-scape's Ritual Interaction Chapter 6 Chapter 5. Converting Local Places into Universal Heritage Chapter 7 Chapter 6. Politics and Personalities within the Heritage-scape: Narratives of Nature and Culture in Viet Nam Chapter 8 Chapter 7. Mummification of Local Cultures: The Cases of Ha Long and Hoi An Chapter 9 Chapter 8. Creating the Drama of the Destination: Managing, Interpreting, and Branding World Heritage Sites Chapter 10 Chapter 9. Preserving the Past: Value and the Emotional Efficacy of World Heritage Sites Chapter 11 Chapter 10. The Problematics of Preservation: Narrative and Practice in Angkor Archaeological Park Chapter 12 Chapter 11. Raising Awareness, Re-Presenting the Heritage-scape: Fragmentary and Reproducible Re-Presentations Chapter 13 Conclusion: The Future of the Heritage-scape ...

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• Authors: Michael A. Di Giovine, Di Giovine Michael A., Michael A. Di Giovine
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.2008
• EAN: 9780739114353
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-1435-3
• No. of pages: 517
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, TRAVEL / Asia / Southeast, International Relations, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Travel & holiday, Social & cultural anthropology, Social and cultural anthropology, Travel and holiday, Anthropology;Social and Cultural Anthropology, Anthropology; Social and Cultural Anthropology