World Heritage Craze in China

Universal Discourse, National Culture, and Local Memory

AvHaiming Yan

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-07-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:354 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:242
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781800734463

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Haiming Yan is Associate Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage.

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“This book brings a wealth of information and spirited discussion to a wide readership and could readily be considered for courses on heritage issues in Asia and globally.” Asian Perspectives“World Heritage Craze in China makes a unique contribution to Chinese heritage preservation, demonstrating the application and impact of the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage and the present state of the art in this area… This monograph challenges the reader and the profession to reconsider Chinese cultural heritage preservation, and its characteristics and relations with politics and society in China.” Antiquity

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List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. From Relics to HeritageChapter 2. From World Heritage to National SolidarityChapter 3. Fujian Tulou: From Harmony to HegemonyChapter 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 MemoryConclusion: World Heritage as Discursive InstitutionReferencesIndex