The nature of heritage : the new South Africa / Lynn Meskell.

Title
  1. The nature of heritage : the new South Africa / Lynn Meskell.
Published by
  1. Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012.
Author
  1. Meskell, Lynn

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Description
  1. xiv, 257 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.
Summary
  1. 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
  1. New South Africa
Subject
  1. Geschichte
  2. Ethnology > South Africa
  3. Archaeology > South Africa
  4. Cultural property > South Africa
  5. Post-apartheid era > South Africa
  6. National characteristics, South African
  7. Kruger National Park (South Africa) > History
  8. Kruger National Park (South Africa) > Antiquities
  9. South Africa > Race relations
  10. South Africa > Antiquities
Genre/Form
  1. History
Contents
  1. 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
  1. Harvard Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing action (note)
  1. committed to retain