Uses of heritage / Laurajane Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Laurajane.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity--Case studies.

Group identity.

Material culture--Case studies.

Material culture.

Performance art--Social aspects--Case studies.

Performance art.

Performance art--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Examining international case studies including USA, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Laurajane Smith identifies and explores the use of heritage throughout the world.Challenging the idea that heritage value is self-evident, and that things must be preserved because they have an inherent importance, Smith forcefully demonstrates that heritage value is not inherent in physical objects or places, but rather that these objects and places are used to give tangibility to the values that underpin different communities and to assert and affirm these values. A practically

"Heritage value is too often seen as self-evident -- things must be preserved and treasured because they have an inherent importance. Laurajane Smith challenges this idea. She demonstrates forcefully that heritage value is not inherent in physical objects or places, rather these objects and places are used to give tangibility to the values that underpin different communities, and then to assert and affirm these values for a range of reasons. She identifies and explores the various uses to which heritage is put in a series of case studies from around the world, including the USA, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The result is a practically-grounded, accessible theorzation of heritage as a cultural practice." http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2006006564-d.html.

Contents:

BOOK COVER; HALF TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATIONS; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. THE DISCOURSE OF HERITAGE; 2. HERITAGE AS A CULTURAL PROCESS; 3. AUTHORIZING INSTITUTIONS OF HERITAGE; 4. THE 'MANORED' PAST: THE BANALITY OF GRANDILOQUENCE; 5. FELLAS, FOSSILS AND COUNTRY: THE RIVERSLEIGH LANDSCAPE; 6. LABOUR HERITAGE: PERFORMING AND REMEMBERING; 7. THE SLATE WIPED CLEAN?: HERITAGE, MEMORY AND LANDSCAPE IN CASTLEFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND; 8. 'THE ISSUE IS CONTROL': INDIGENOUS POLITICS AND THE DISCOURSE OF HERITAGE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-341) and index.

ISBN:

9786610563753

9781134368020

113436802X

9781134368037

1134368038

9781280563751

1280563753

9780203602263

0203602269

OCLC:

275184209