Irene Maffi is Assistant Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Institute of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Lausanne. Rami Daher is Associate Professor of Architecture, German-Jordan University, Amman.

• IntroductionI. Historical PremisesChapter 1: Heritage as Cultural Capital in the Late Ottoman EmpireChapter 2: The Basilica Affair: Patrimonialization as a Colonial PracticeChapter 3: From Medieval Cairo to Belle Epoque Egypt: Outsiders, Dissonances and the Manufacturing of HeritageII. Arab Landscapes of HeritageChapter 4: Heritage as a Battleground: Development, Gentrification and the Politics of Preservation in the Contemporary Middle East Chapter 5: Arab Cultural Heritage and the Arab League: Constructing Identity through History Chapter 6: Exhibiting and Preserving Modern Art: Museums and Exhibition Spaces in the Arab World Chapter 7: Urban Heritage Reconsidered: Visioning the Contemporary City III. Local Actors and International Fluxes in the Heritage Domain Chapter 8: Notable Families and Urban Heritage Activists as Emergent Local Actors Chapter 9: The Domestic Heritage: Public or Private? Chapter 10: 'Al-Medina al-Qadima' of Damascus: Preservation of the Cultural Heritage Chapter 11: In Search for Identity: Jewish Heritage and the Idea of 'Maroc Pluriel' Chapter 12: History and Heritage Studies: Passing Interest or Epistemological Turn? Conclusion: The Destiny of a Western Paradigm in the Arab World

Irene Maffi is Assistant Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Institute of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Lausanne. Rami Daher is Associate Professor of Architecture, German-Jordan University, Amman.

• IntroductionI. Historical PremisesChapter 1: Heritage as Cultural Capital in the Late Ottoman EmpireChapter 2: The Basilica Affair: Patrimonialization as a Colonial PracticeChapter 3: From Medieval Cairo to Belle Epoque Egypt: Outsiders, Dissonances and the Manufacturing of HeritageII. Arab Landscapes of HeritageChapter 4: Heritage as a Battleground: Development, Gentrification and the Politics of Preservation in the Contemporary Middle East Chapter 5: Arab Cultural Heritage and the Arab League: Constructing Identity through History Chapter 6: Exhibiting and Preserving Modern Art: Museums and Exhibition Spaces in the Arab World Chapter 7: Urban Heritage Reconsidered: Visioning the Contemporary City III. Local Actors and International Fluxes in the Heritage Domain Chapter 8: Notable Families and Urban Heritage Activists as Emergent Local Actors Chapter 9: The Domestic Heritage: Public or Private? Chapter 10: 'Al-Medina al-Qadima' of Damascus: Preservation of the Cultural Heritage Chapter 11: In Search for Identity: Jewish Heritage and the Idea of 'Maroc Pluriel' Chapter 12: History and Heritage Studies: Passing Interest or Epistemological Turn? Conclusion: The Destiny of a Western Paradigm in the Arab World

Irene Maffi is Assistant Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Institute of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Lausanne. Rami Daher is Associate Professor of Architecture, German-Jordan University, Amman.

• IntroductionI. Historical PremisesChapter 1: Heritage as Cultural Capital in the Late Ottoman EmpireChapter 2: The Basilica Affair: Patrimonialization as a Colonial PracticeChapter 3: From Medieval Cairo to Belle Epoque Egypt: Outsiders, Dissonances and the Manufacturing of HeritageII. Arab Landscapes of HeritageChapter 4: Heritage as a Battleground: Development, Gentrification and the Politics of Preservation in the Contemporary Middle East Chapter 5: Arab Cultural Heritage and the Arab League: Constructing Identity through History Chapter 6: Exhibiting and Preserving Modern Art: Museums and Exhibition Spaces in the Arab World Chapter 7: Urban Heritage Reconsidered: Visioning the Contemporary City III. Local Actors and International Fluxes in the Heritage Domain Chapter 8: Notable Families and Urban Heritage Activists as Emergent Local Actors Chapter 9: The Domestic Heritage: Public or Private? Chapter 10: 'Al-Medina al-Qadima' of Damascus: Preservation of the Cultural Heritage Chapter 11: In Search for Identity: Jewish Heritage and the Idea of 'Maroc Pluriel' Chapter 12: History and Heritage Studies: Passing Interest or Epistemological Turn? Conclusion: The Destiny of a Western Paradigm in the Arab World