International heritage : new approaches, old concerns / Rodrigo Christofoletti.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Christofoletti, Rodrigo, author.

Series:

Latin American studies book series

The Latin American studies book series, 2366-3421

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic preservation.

Cultural property--Protection.

Cultural property.

historic preservation.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 286 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), charts, portrait ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, [2024]

Summary:

This book celebrates decades of safeguarding cultural heritage and reckons with reconfigurations and shifts that have shaped the field and understandings of it. The author reflects on a career of safeguarding heritage, offering perspectives from the positions of consumer, researcher, educator, and communicator and at a range of scales, from local-level debates to macro-level perspectives on the role of heritage preservation in international relations. The book situates heritage preservation in the context of soft power and the international system and examines how it intersects with cultural diplomacy. These interrelationships crystalize in the illicit trafficking of cultural goods, inspiring reflections on private and common goods, interoperability, and decoloniality. Grounded in nuanced understandings of "world heritage" and "heritage of humanity", the author critically examines the foundation, trajectory, and remit of UNESCO and highlights cases of cultural and natural heritage, language, and tourism. These discussions in turn inform treatments of two timely topics: intangible heritage of and for refugees and the treatment of statues and symbols of colonizers. By integrating diverse themes that are frequently treated independently, International Heritage: New Approaches, Old Concerns is a resource for researchers and practitioners looking to understand the foundations, current debates, and imminent challenges facing communities that aim to safeguard global cultural heritage.

Contents:

1 Soft Power and Heritage

2 Digressions on Cultural Diplomacy

3 International Trafficking in Cultural Objects

4 Interoperability as a Preservation Tool

5 Return and Restitution of Cultural Goods

6 Heritage of Humanity, World Heritage and Common Heritage

7 The Deep Roots of the Long-Lived UNESCO

8 Documents That Have Shaped UNESCO's World Heritage

9 Natural Heritage

10 Tourism Phobia

11 Lusophony as Heritage

12 UNESCO Memory of the World

13 Welcome as Soft Power

14 Symbols, Statues and Functions of the Past

15 From Aswan to Cairo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

e-book version

ISBN:

9783031779039

3031779037

OCLC:

1468663872

Publisher Number:

90101465139

9783031779039