The nature of heritage : the new South Africa / Lynn Meskell.
- Title
- The nature of heritage : the new South Africa / Lynn Meskell.
- Published by
- Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- xiv, 257 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- This text is a groundbreaking work by archaeologist Lynn Meskell that examines the conflicts inherent in natural vs. cultural heritage. The author brings archaeological and ethnographic evidence to bear on a holistic understanding of one nation's self-identification by developing its protected areas and cultural heritage sites.
- Alternative title
- New South Africa
- Subject
- Geschichte
- Ethnology > South Africa
- Archaeology > South Africa
- Cultural property > South Africa
- Post-apartheid era > South Africa
- National characteristics, South African
- Kruger National Park (South Africa) > History
- Kruger National Park (South Africa) > Antiquities
- South Africa > Race relations
- South Africa > Antiquities
- Genre/Form
- History
- Contents
- Introduction : Past mastering in the New South Africa -- Naturalizing Cultural Heritage -- Making Heritage Pay in the Rainbow Nation -- It's Mine, It's Yours : Excavating Park Histories -- Why Biodiversity Trumps Culture -- Archaeologies of Failure -- Thulamela : The Donors, the Archaeologist, his Gold, and the Flood -- Kruger is a Gold Rock : Parastatal and Private Visions of the Good.
- Owning institution
- Harvard Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing action (note)
- committed to retain