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A Companion to Heritage Studies

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A Companion to Heritage Studies is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art survey of the interdisciplinary study of cultural heritage. * Outlines the key themes of research, including cultural preservation, environmental protection, world heritage and tourism, ethics, and human rights * Accessibly organized into a substantial framework-setting essay by the editors followed by three sections on expanding, using and abusing, and recasting heritage * Provides a cutting-edge guide to emerging trends in the field that is that is global in scope, cross-cultural in focus and critical in approach * Features contributions from an international array of scholars, including some with extensive experience in heritage practice through UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS, and national heritage systems

Author Biography:

William Logan is Professor Emeritus and UNESCO Chair inHeritage and Urbanism in the Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia andthe Pacific at Deakin University, Melbourne. He has written,edited, or co-edited 14 books, including Hanoi: Biography of aCity (2000), Places of Pain and Shame: Dealing with Difficult Heritage (2009, edited with K. Reeves),and Cultural Diversity, Heritage and Human Rights: Intersectionsin Theory and Practice (2010, edited with M. Langfield and M.Nic Craith). A fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences inAustralia and member of the Heritage Council of Victoria, Dr. Loganis on the editorial boards of the International Journal ofHeritage Studies and Historic Environment. Mairead Nic Craith is Professor of EuropeanCulture and Heritage and Director of the Intercultural ResearchCentre at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. She is a Member of theRoyal Irish Academy and has been a panel member for the UK ResearchAssessment Exercise (2008) and UK Research Excellence Framework(2014). Her publications include, Cultural Diversity, Heritageand Human Rights: Intersections in Theory and Practice (2010,edited with W. Logan and M. Langfield), A Companion to theAnthropology of Europe (Wiley, 2012, edited with U. Kockel andJ. Frykman), and Narratives of Place, Belonging and Language: AnIntercultural Perspective (2012). Ullrich Kockel is Professor of Culture and Economy atHeriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and a Visiting Professor ofSocial Anthropology at Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas. A Fellowof the Academy of Social Sciences and Member of the Royal IrishAcademy, he is on the Steering Group of Learning for SustainabilityScotland. His publications include Re-Visioning Europe:Frontiers, Place Identities and Journey in Debatable Lands(2010), and A Companion to the Anthropology of Europe(Wiley, 2012, edited with M. Nic Craith and J. Frykman).
Release date Australia
October 13th, 2015
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Mairead Nic Craith
  • Edited by Ullrich Kockel
  • Edited by William Logan
Pages
624
Dimensions
175x246x33
ISBN-13
9781118486665
Product ID
22944714

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