The Nature of Heritage - The New South Africa (Paperback)

The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is unique in revealing the conflicts inherent in preserving both natural and cultural heritage, by examining the archaeological, ethnographic and economic evidence of a nation's attempts to master its past and its future. * Provides a classic example of how nations attempt to overcome a negative heritage through past mastering of their histories * Evaluates the continuing dominance of nature and conservation over concerns for cultural heritage * Employs ethnographic and archaeological methodologies to reveal how the past is processed into a new national heritage * Identifies heritage as therapy, exemplified in the strategy for repairing legacies of racial and ethnic difference in post-apartheid South Africa * Highlights the role of archaeological heritage sites, national parks and protected areas in economic development and social empowerment * Explores how nature trumps culture and the global implications of the new configurations of heritage

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	L Meskell
Dimensions:	245 x 171 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	257
ISBN-13:	978-0-470-67071-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Promotions
LSN:	0-470-67071-1
Barcode:	9780470670712

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