A geography of heritage : power, culture and economy / Brian Graham, G.J. Ashworth, J.E. Tunbridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, B. J. (Brian J.), author.

Contributor:

Ashworth, G. J. (Gregory John)

Tunbridge, J. E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic preservation--Social aspects.

Historic preservation.

Historic preservation--Economic aspects.

Historic sites--Conservation and restoration.

Historic sites.

Human geography.

Group identity.

Cultural policy.

Multiculturalism.

North America--Cultural policy.

North America.

Europe--Cultural policy.

Europe.

Australia--Cultural policy.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Summary:

The concept of heritage relates to the ways in which contemporary society uses the past as a social, political or economic resource. However, heritage is open to interpretation and its value may be perceived from differing perspectives - often reflecting divisions in society. Moreover, the schism between the cultural and economic uses of heritage also gives rise to potential conflicts of interest.Examining these issues in depth, this book is the first sustained attempt to integrate the study of heritage into contemporary human geography. It is structured around three themes: the diversity of use and consumption of heritage as a multi-sold cultural and economic resource; the conflicts and tensions arising from this multiplicity of uses, producers and consumers; and the relationship between heritage and identity at a variety of scales.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: heritage and geography; What is heritage?; What is a geography of heritage? ; The themes and structure of the book; Part I: The context; 1 The uses and abuses of heritage; Introduction

The origins of heritage ; The functions and uses of heritage; Contestation: whose heritage?; Conclusion; Part II: Heritage and the cultural realm: its social and political uses; 2 Heritage, power and identity; Introduction; Analogies to heritage: landscape and museology; Heritage, power and collective memory; Heritage and identity; Heritage and class; Heritage, gender and sexuality

Heritage and ethnicity; Conclusion; 3 Heritage and national identity; Introduction; Heritage and nationalism; Heritage, nationalism and ethnicity; Heritages of disinheritance and atrocity ; Conclusion; 4 Heritage, identity and postmodernity; Introduction; Heritage, place and postmodernity; A hybridity of heritages

Dissonance of heritage revisited Conclusion; 5 Multicultural heritage: from dissonance to harmony?; Introduction; The management of dissonance ; Multiculturalism and heritage; Conclusion: multicultural reality, theory and democratic sustainability; Part III: The economic uses of heritage; 6 Heritage and economics: an ambiguous relationship; Introduction

Economics of heritage; Heritage in economics; Conclusion; 7 Heritage in economic development strategies; Introduction; Heritage as an economic activity; Heritage as a factor in the location of economic activities

Heritage and the creation of economic place images

Notes:

First published in 2000 by Arnold.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-317-83624-3

1-315-82489-2

1-317-83623-5

9781315824895

OCLC:

949883093