Politics, Policy and the Discourses of Heritage in Britain [electronic resource] /
Waterton, E.author.
This book offers a critique of the dominant conceptualization of heritage found in policy, which tends to privilege the white, middle and upper classes. Using Britain as an illustration, Waterton explores how and why recent policies continue to lean towards the predictable melding of cultural diversity with tendencies of assimilation.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Critical Discourse Analysis and Cultural Policy; 2 Heritage in the Wider World; 3 The Discursive Blueprint: A History of Heritage Policy; 4 New Labour, New Heritage?; 5 On Being Radical: The Heritage Protection Reform; 6 Turning the Trick by Itself: The Historic Environment and 'Community Cohesion'; Conclusion; Appendix A; Appendix B; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book offers a critique of the dominant conceptualization of heritage found in policy, which tends to privilege the white, middle and upper classes. Using Britain as an illustration, Waterton explores how and why recent policies continue to lean towards the predictable melding of cultural diversity with tendencies of assimilation.
Great Britain—History.
Communication.
Culture—Study and teaching.
Great Britain—Politics and government.
Comparative politics.
Intellectual life—History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Media Studies.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
British Politics.
Comparative Politics.
Intellectual Studies.