World Heritage Craze in China
Universal Discourse, National Culture, and Local Memory
Seiten
2018
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-78533-804-5 (ISBN)
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-78533-804-5 (ISBN)
There is a World Heritage Craze in China. China claims to have the longest continuous civilization in the world and is seeking the recognition from UNESCO. With a sociological lens, this book offers comprehensive insights into World Heritage, as well as China's deep social, cultural, and political structures.
There is a World Heritage Craze in China. China claims to have the longest continuous civilization in the world and is seeking recognition from UNESCO. This book explores three dimensions of the UNESCO World Heritage initiative with particular relevance for China: the universal agenda, the national practices, and the local responses. With a sociological lens, this book offers comprehensive insights into World Heritage, as well as China’s deep social, cultural, and political structures.
There is a World Heritage Craze in China. China claims to have the longest continuous civilization in the world and is seeking recognition from UNESCO. This book explores three dimensions of the UNESCO World Heritage initiative with particular relevance for China: the universal agenda, the national practices, and the local responses. With a sociological lens, this book offers comprehensive insights into World Heritage, as well as China’s deep social, cultural, and political structures.
Haiming Yan is Associate Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage.
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. From Relics to Heritage
Chapter 2. From World Heritage to National Solidarity
Chapter 3. Fujian Tulou: From Harmony to Hegemony
Chapter 4. Mount Songshan: From the Center of Sacred Mountains to the “Center of Heaven and Earth”
Chapter 5. The Great Wall: From Ethnic Boundary to Cosmopolitan Memory
Conclusion: World Heritage as Discursive Institution
References
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 18.04.2018 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78533-804-8 / 1785338048 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78533-804-5 / 9781785338045 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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