Cultural Heritage Management [electronic resource] : A Global Perspective /
Smith, George S.
Messenger, Phyllis Mauch,1950-
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2010.
Even as places and objects that have particular cultural significance are increasingly valued in our global world, powerful forces threaten them with destruction. Cultural Heritage Management discusses the efforts of a broad range of contributors devoted to safeguarding our cultural heritage. Editors Phyllis Mauch Messenger and George Smith have brought together an international group of contributors, featuring archaeologists, anthropologists, development specialists, and others engaged in the study, management, protection, and interpretation of places and objects that represent histories, traditions, and cultural identities. From international law to artifact preservation to site interpretation, there is a wide variety of approaches to the management of our cultural heritage. Combining the voices of scholars and practitioners, the book provides a much-needed diversity of voices and perspectives from people steeped in the issues that directly affect the future of the past.
Even as places and objects that have particular cultural significance are increasingly valued in our global world, powerful forces threaten them with destruction. Cultural Heritage Management discusses the efforts of a broad range of contributors devoted to safeguarding our cultural heritage. Editors Phyllis Mauch Messenger and George Smith have brought together an international group of contributors, featuring archaeologists, anthropologists, development specialists, and others engaged in the study, management, protection, and interpretation of places and objects that represent histories, traditions, and cultural identities. From international law to artifact preservation to site interpretation, there is a wide variety of approaches to the management of our cultural heritage. Combining the voices of scholars and practitioners, the book provides a much-needed diversity of voices and perspectives from people steeped in the issues that directly affect the future of the past.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The challenge of protecting archaeological heritage in Argentina / María Luz Endere -- Vestiges of colonialism : manifestations of the culture/nature divide in Australian heritage management / Heather Burke and Claire Smith -- Twenty years of heritage resource management in Brazil : a brief evaluation (1986-2006) / Paulo DeBlasis -- Archaeological heritage resource protection in Canada : the legislative basis / David Pokotylo and Andrew R. Mason -- Cultural heritage management in China : current practices and problems / Chen Shen and Hong Chen -- Archaeological heritage resource management in India / S.B. Ota -- Archaeological heritage management in Japan / Katsuyuki Okamura and Akira Matsuda -- Heritage resource management in Mexico / Nelly M. Robles García and Jack Corbett -- Heritage resource management in Peru / Jorge E. Silva -- Management of archaeological resources in Poland at the beginning of the twenty-first century / Zbigniew Kobyliński -- Cultural heritage management in Russia / Nick Petrov -- Heritage resource management in South Africa / Janette Deacon -- Archaeological resource management in Thailand / Thanik Lertcharnrit -- Heritage resource management in the United States / Hester A. Davis -- Descendant communities, heritage resource law, and heritage areas : strategies for managing and interpreting Native American traditional and cultural places / David W. Morgan -- Laws, language, and learning : managing archaeological heritage resources in Europe / Willem J.H. Willems -- Cultural heritage in the global policy arena : issues, institutions, and resources in the policy mix / William H. Jansen II -- Cultural heritage and the development process : policies and performance standards of the World Bank Group / Arlene K. Fleming and Ian L. Campbell -- International laws, treaties, and organizations / Patrick J. O'Keefe -- Archaeological looting and economic justice / Neil Brodie -- Funding strategies for World Heritage sites in least developed countries / Brijesh Thapa.
Description based on print version record.
Historic preservation
Antiquities
Historic sites
Cultural property