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Uses of Heritage, 1st Edition

Author: Laurajane Smith  

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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 grounded accessible examination of heritage as a cultural practice, The Uses of Heritage is global in its benefit to students and field professionals alike.

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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 grounded accessible examination of heritage as a cultural practice, The Uses of Heritage is global in its benefit to students and field professionals alike.

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Critic Reviews

“'The book is very well-researched and it is refreshing to read chapters based on survey results rather than opinion... This book offers lots of ideas about the nature of heritage, has good case studies and an academic approach to the issues based on many years experience.'- Australian Archaeology”

'The book is very well-researched and it is refreshing to read chapters based on survey results rather than opinion... This book offers lots of ideas about the nature of heritage, has good case studies and an academic approach to the issues based on many years experience.' - Australian Archaeology

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The University of York, UK

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Utilising the latest research, including that from the UK, Australia and the United Sates, this book re-theorizes the idea of heritage. Smith challenges traditional Western definitions of heritage that focus on material and monumental forms of 'old', or aesthetically pleasing, tangible heritage, which are all too often used to promote an unchallenging consensual view of both the past and the present. An alternative conception of heritage is developed which establishes and develops themes of memory, performance, identity, intangibility, dissonance and place. Using this theoretical framework the book explores a number of detailed case studies, which document both the ways in which heritage is used in a socially conservative fashion, and cases where heritage is used to actively question received ideas about identity. In these case studies the links between material culture and identity are identified and explored, based on extensive qualitative and ethnographic research. A picture emerges that suggests people are more active and mindful in their use of 'heritage' than has previously been assumed. Examples include the English country house, industrial social history museums, working class community heritage, international heritage Charters and Conventions, Australian landscapes and Indigenous communities' use of heritage. This challenging and thought provoking work confronts the assumptions often found in the study and use of heritage and will be a valuable resource for students and heritage practitioners.

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Product Details

Publisher
Routledge
Published
31st October 2006
Edition
1st
Pages
368
ISBN
9780415318310

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