Protecting heritage in the Caribbean / edited by Peter E. Siegel and Elizabeth Righter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Siegel, Peter E.

Righter, Elizabeth, 1937-

Series:

Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory.

Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property--Protection--Caribbean Area.

Cultural property.

Historic preservation--Caribbean Area.

Historic preservation.

Monuments--Conservation and restoration--Caribbean Area.

Monuments.

Museums--Caribbean Area.

Museums.

Historic preservation--Economic aspects--Caribbean Area.

Economic development--Caribbean Area.

Economic development.

Caribbean Area--Cultural policy.

Caribbean Area.

Caribbean Area--Antiquities.

Caribbean Area--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Heritage preservation is a broad term that can include the protection of a wide range of human-mediated material and cultural processes ranging from specific artifacts, ancient rock art, and features of the built environment and modified landscapes. As a region of multiple independent nations and colonial territories, the Caribbean shares a common heritage at some levels, yet at the same time there are vast historical and cultural differences. Likewise, approaches to Caribbean heritage preservation are similarly diverse in range and scope. This volume address

Contents:

Preface: Intersecting values in Caribbean heritage preservation / Peter E. Siegel

The Bahamas / Michael P. Pateman

Cuba / Daniel Torres Etayo

United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba / Bruce J. Larson

Jamaica / Andrea Richards and Ainsley Henriques

Dominican Republic / Esteban Prieto Vicioso

Puerto Rico / Peter E. Siegel

U.S. Virgin Islands / Elizabeth Righter

St. Kitts and Nevis / Todd M. Ahlman and Kelley Scudder-Temple

Antigua and Barbuda / Reg Murphy

French West Indies / Benoît Bérard and Christian Stouvenot

Saint Lucia / Milton Eric Branford

St. Vincent and the Grenadines / Paul E. Lewis

St. Vincent and the Grenadines: recent efforts in protecting heritage / Richard T. Callaghan

Barbados / Kevin Farmer

Trinidad and Tobago / Basil A. Reid and Vel Lewis

Netherlands Antilles / Jay B. Haviser and R. Grant Gilmore III

Patrimony or patricide? / William F. Keegan and Winston Phulgence

Protecting Heritage in the Caribbean / Peter E. Siegel.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8390-5

OCLC:

772845364