| Pluralising Pasts: Heritage, Identity and Place in Multicultural Societies Contributor(s): Ashworth, G. J. (Joint Author), Graham, Brian (Joint Author), Tunbridge, J. E. (Joint Author) |
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ISBN: 0745322859 ISBN-13: 9780745322858 Publisher: Pluto Press (UK) OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 Annotation: The heritage industry is big business. From museums and the preservation of old buildings to broader questions of community and identity, heritage is now a political issue. This book explores what heritage means and how it is used to encourage people to identify with particular places and "traditions." The authors show how contemporary societies use heritage in the creation and management of collective identities and, most especially, the different ways in which it is involved with the questions of multicultural societies. The resources that are poured into heritage mean that questions of identity are widely discussed at a policy level: what does it mean to be American or British, or a minority in any society? This book shows how heritage is used commercially and politically to shape the ways people represent themselves, and are represented, in diverse and hybrid societies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Cultural Policy - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism |
| Dewey: 305.8 |
| LCCN: 2008271647 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.49" W x 8.59" (0.68 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From museums and the preservation of old buildings to broader questions of community and identity, heritage is now a political issue. This book explores what heritage means now heritage is big business and how it is used to encourage people to identify with particular places and 'traditions', now it is entangled with capitalism. Examining a range of questions, including the way contemporary societies use heritage in the creation and management of collective identities, and how heritage is involved with the complexities of multicultural societies. As resources are poured into heritage and questions of identity enter into public discourse, this book shows how the heritage industry is used politically and commercially to shape the ways people represent themselves, and are represented, in diverse and hybrid societies. |
