The Dynamics of Heritage - History, Memory and the Highland Clearances (Hardcover, New Ed)

There has been much academic interest in the role of museums as places where understanding of the past is shaped and legitimised for a wide and increasingly diverse public. This book focuses on the museum representations of the Highland Clearances - a much neglected aspect of one of the most disputed and politically-charged issues in modern Scottish history. Drawing together a range of inter-disciplinary themes and notions, it considers the cultural legacy of the period, brings to light the socially and historically conditioned meanings and values encapsulated in museum narratives of the Clearances, and shows the significance of collective memory in the negotiations inherent in heritage work. Examining both national and local museums in Scotland and concluding with comparisons with Australian museums of migration, Dynamics of Heritage contributes to our understanding of the processes of heritage construction, and its relationship to issues of memory and other modes of engagement with the past.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Heritage, Culture and Identity
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	2010
Authors:	Laurence Gourievidis
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	258
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-4094-0244-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides Promotions
LSN:	1-4094-0244-4
Barcode:	9781409402442

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