African Heritage Challenges - Communities and Sustainable Development (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)

The richness of Africa's heritage at times stands in stark contrast to the economic, health, political and societal challenges faced. Development is essential but in what forms? For whom? Following whose agendas? At what costs? This book explores how heritage can promote, secure, or undermine sustainable development with special focus on sub-Saharan Africa, and in turn, how this affects conceptions of heritage. The chapters in this volume identify shared challenges, good practices and failures, and use specific case studies to provide detailed insights into varied forms of heritage and heritage defining processes on the continent. By critically analysing the often romanticised discourses of 'heritage', 'community engagement', and 'sustainable development' the volume suggests ways of harnessing aspects of heritage to tackle some of the socio-economic and political pressures facing heritage practices on the continent, including the legacies of colonialism.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Globalization, Urbanization and Development in Africa
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2021
Editors:	Britt Baillie • Marie Louise Stig Sorensen
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	363
Edition:	1st ed. 2021
ISBN-13:	978-981-15-4365-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
LSN:	981-15-4365-8
Barcode:	9789811543654

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