Pacific island heritage
Subtitle: archaeology, identity & community
By: edited by Jolie Liston, Geoffrey Clark and Dwight Alexander
Contributors: Unesco
Series: Terra Australis -- 35; Terra Australis -- 35.
Publisher: ANU E Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Canberra, ACT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781921862472
Subjects: Cultural property; Congresses; Protection; Historic preservation; Historic sites; Archaeology; Antiquities; World Heritage areas
Description: "This volume emerges from a ground-breaking conference held in the Republic of Palau on cultural heritage in the Pacific. It includes bold investigations of the role of cultural heritage in identity-making, and the ways in which community engagement informs heritage management practices. This is the first broad and detailed investigation of the unique and irreplaceable cultural heritage of the Pacific from a heritage management perspective. It identifies new trends in research and assesses relationships between archaeologists, heritage managers and local communities. The methods which emerge from these relationships will be critical to the effective management of heritage sites in the 21st century. A wonderful book which emerges from an extraordinary conference. Essential reading for cultural heritage managers, archaeologists and others with an interest in caring for the unique cultural heritage of the Pacific Islands". Professor Claire Smith, President World Archaeological Congress.
Notes: Outgrowth of a conference entitled "Pacific Island archaeology in the 21st century : relevance and engagement" held in the Republic of Palau on July 1-3, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references.

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