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The Acropolis - Global Fame, Local Claim (Hardcover, illustrated edition) Loot Price: R4,080
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The Acropolis - Global Fame, Local Claim (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Eleana Yalouri

The Acropolis - Global Fame, Local Claim (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

Eleana Yalouri

Series: Materializing Culture

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The Acropolis in Athens has captured the imaginations of readers, writers and travellers for centuries and every year draws crowds from all over the world. One of the world's most famous heritage sites, it has long been a national monument of Greece and a potent symbol of western civilization. But the Acropolis is typically viewed in the context of 5th-century-BC Athenian society, while the multiple local and international meanings and identities that the site shapes today are overlooked.
This book looks at the meaning of the Acropolis in contemporary Greece. How are global ideas adopted and adapted by local cultures? How do Greeks deal with the national and international features of their ancient classical heritage? How do the global cultural constructions surrounding the Acropolis become part of local practices which project Greek cultural difference?
The author examines this historic site as a powerful agent for negotiations of power on an international level. Drawing from a wide range of sources as well as original fieldwork, this handsomely illustrated book will make compelling reading for anyone interested in heritage issues, archaeology, anthropology material culture studies, and tourism.

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Imprint: Berg Publishers
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Materializing Culture
Release date: November 2001
First published: 2001
Authors: Eleana Yalouri
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Edition: illustrated edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-85973-590-9
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc > Memorials, monuments
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > History > European history > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
Books > History > European history > General
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LSN: 1-85973-590-8
Barcode: 9781859735909

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