My Account Log in

1 option

Cultural heritage in the Arabian Peninsula : debates, discourses and practices / edited by Karen Exell and Trinidad Rico.

Van Pelt Library DS211 .C85 2014
Loading location information...

By Request Item cannot be checked out at the library but can be requested.

Log in to request item
Format:
Book
Contributor:
Exell, Karen, editor.
Rico, Trinidad, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Nationalism.
Ethnicity.
Historic preservation.
Historic preservation--Social aspects.
Historic sites--Conservation and restoration.
Museums.
Cultural property--Protection.
Cultural policy.
Arabian Peninsula--Antiquities--Collection and preservation.
Arabian Peninsula.
Antiquities.
Arabian Peninsula--Cultural policy.
Cultural property--Protection--Arabian Peninsula.
Cultural property.
Museums--Arabian Peninsula.
Historic sites--Conservation and restoration--Arabian Peninsula.
Historic sites.
Historic preservation--Social aspects--Arabian Peninsula.
Historic preservation--Political aspects--Arabian Peninsula.
Ethnicity--Arabian Peninsula.
Nationalism--Arabian Peninsula.
Physical Description:
xiv, 212 pages ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate, [2014]
Contents:
Introduction: (De)constructing Arabian heritage debates / Karen Exell and Trinidad Rico
Part I. Shifting perspectives
Islamophobia and the location of heritage debates in the Arabian Peninsula / Trinidad Rico
Concern amid the oysters as pearling is honoured : nature and the environment in heritage practice / Ian R. Simpson
Part II. Museums, museumification, collecting
Collecting an alternative world : the Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al-Thani Museum in Qatar / Karen Exell
Purposeful ambiguity : the pearl trade and heritage construction in the United Arab Emirates / Victoria Penziner Hightower
Spectacle and participation : a new heritage model from the UAE / Eric Langham and Darren Barker
Heritage, cosmopolitanism and identity in Abu Dhabi / Sarina Wakefield
The development of the first Qatar National Museum / Mariam Ibrahim Al-Mulla
Part III. Archaeological, architectural and urban concerns
Islamic identities and heritage presentation in Bahrain / Rachel MacLean and Timothy Insoll
Archaeological site management of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : protection or isolation? / Alaa Alrawaibah
Preservation, practice and politics : can Yemen preserve its cultural heritage? / Stephen Steinbeiser
The rehabilitation of the Muharraq Historical Centre, Bahrain : a critical narrative / Ali A. Alraouf
The Msheireb Project in Doha : the heritage of new urban design in Qatar / Nadine Scharfenort.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781409470076
1409470075
OCLC:
866617449

The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.

Find

Home Release notes

My Account

Shelf Request an item Bookmarks Fines and fees Settings

Guides

Using the Find catalog Using Articles+ Using your account