Chinese heritage in the making : experiences, negotiations and contestations / edited by Christina Maags and Marina Svensson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Maags, Christina, editor.

Svensson, Marina, 1961- editor.

Series:

IIAS publications series. Monographs

Asian heritages (Amsterdam, Netherlands) ; 3.

Asian heritages ; 3

IIAS publications series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural property--China.

Cultural property.

China.

China--Cultural policy.

Cultural policy.

China--Civilization.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

298 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]

Summary:

The Chinese state uses cultural heritage as a source of power by linking it to political and economic goals, but heritage discourse has at the same time encouraged new actors to appropriate the discourse to protect their own traditions. This book focuses on that contested nature of heritage, especially through the lens of individuals, local communities, religious groups, and heritage experts. It examines the effect of the internet on heritage-isation, as well as how that process affects different groups of people.

Contents:

1 Mapping the Chinese Heritage Regime: Ruptures, Governmentality, and Agency / Marina Svensson Svensson, Marina, Christina Maags Maags, Christina 11

Section I Re-imagining the Past: Contested Memories and Contemporary Issues

2 Telling Stories in a Borderland: The Evolving Life of Ma Bufang's Official Residence / Susette Cooke Cooke, Susette 41

3 From a Symbol of Imperialistic Penetration to a Site of Cultural Heritage: The 'Italian-Style Exotic District' in Tianjin / Hong Zhang Zhang, Hong 67

4 Historic Urban Landscape in Beijing: The Gulou Project and Its Contested Memories / Florence Graezer Bideau Bideau, Florence Graezer, Haiming Yan Yan, Haiming 93

Section II Celebrating and Experiencing Cultural Heritage: Top-down and Bottom-up Processes and Negotiations

5 Creating a Race to the Top: Hierarchies and Competition within the Chinese ICH Transmitters System / Christina Maags Maags, Christina 121

6 Heritagizing the Chaozhou Hungry Ghosts Festival in Hong Kong / Selina Ching Chan Chan, Selina Ching 145

7 Recognition and Misrecognition: The Politics of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Southwest China / Tami Blumenfield Blumenfield, Tami 169

8 Holy Heritage: Identity and Authenticity in a Tibetan Village / Sonja Laukkanen Laukkanen, Sonja 195

Section III Public Debates in Heritage Work: Possibilities and Limitations for Plural Voices and New Forms of Engagements

9 Heritage Visions of Mayor Geng Yanbo: Re-creating the City of Datong / Jinze Cui Cui, Jinze 223

10 The Revitalization of Zhizhu Temple: Policies, Actors, Debates / Lui Tam Tam, Lui 245

11 Heritage 2.0: Maintaining Affective Engagements with the Local Heritage in Taishun / Marina Svensson Svensson, Marina 269.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9462983690

9789462983694

OCLC:

1010983108

Publisher Number:

99977227438