A Geography of Heritage / Edition 1

by Brian Graham, Greg Ashworth, John Tunbridge

Overview

This new textbook explores the various components of heritage—how it may be defined, to whom it belongs, and its diverse cultural and economic roles and uses. This is the first overview to place heritage in a georaphical perspective. Studying heritage from global to local scales, it draws upon examples and case studies from around the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780340677780
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/25/2000
Series:	A Hodder Arnold Publication Series
Pages:	294
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1570L (what's this?)

About the Author

Professor of Human Geography, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland., Professor of Heritage Management and Urban Tourism, University of Groningen, The Netherlands., Associate Professor of Geography, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

Table of Contents

Heritage and geography
Part 1 The context
The uses and abuses of heritage
Part 2 Heritage and the cultural realm: its social and political uses
Heritage, power and identity
Heritage and national identity
Multicultural heritage: from dissonance to harmony?
Part 3 The economic uses of heritage
Heritage and economics: an ambiguous relationship
Heritage in economic development strategies
Part 4 Heritage and scale
Heritage and scale I: the national
Heritage and scale II: the local
Heritage and scale II: from the national to the continental management of heritage
Heritage and scale II: towards a global heritage
Towards an integrated geography of heritage.

Editorial Reviews

This new volume is crisper in conception and clearer in content..it is to be highly recommended for use in courses on heritage and public history.
www.york.ac.uk

This is an information-rich text that summarizes and synthesizes a good deal of the relevant literature. It draws upon the legion of writers, whose work touches upon heritage in some way, to useful effect. The text also provides a wide range of case studies that students will find a valuable source of reference.
Progress in Human Geography

There are many strengths in this book, not least its scalar analysis, careful and clear conceptualisation and its systematic structure. There are very useful illustrations of policy and management operations in the heritage field. The book is lavishly illustrated with maps and photographs. It is compelling evidence that a geography of heritage exists, and has existed for some time. The book commends itself to advanced undergraduates and students preparing for research in this field, in geography and heritage studies.
Scottish Geography Journal

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