This volume analyzes the politics, policy and practice of
cultural heritage at the global level, identifying the major
directions in which international heritage practice is moving, and
exploring the key issues likely to shape the cultural heritage
field well into the twenty-first century. It examines the tensions
between the universal claims of much heritage practice,
particularly that associated with the World Heritage system, and
national and local perspectives. It explores the international
legal framework developed since World War Two to protect heritage,
particularly at times of war, and from theft, showing how
contemporary global problems of conflict and illicit trade continue
to challenge the international legal system.
Heritage and Globalisation critiques the incorporation of
heritage in the world economy through the policies of international
development organisations and the global tourism trade. It also
approaches heritage from seldom-considered perspectives, as a form
of aid, as a development paradigm, and as a form of sustainable
practice.
The book identifies some of the most pressing issues likely to
face the heritage industry at a global level in coming decades,
including the threat posed by climate change and the need for
poverty reduction. Providing a historically and theoretically
rigorous approach to heritage as a form of and manifestation of
globalisation, the volume's emphasis is on contemporary issues and
new fields for heritage practice.
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