Yujie Zhu, Christina Maags

Heritage Politics in China

The Power of the Past

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Produktbeschreibung

Heritage Politics in China: The Power of the Past studies the impact of heritage policies and discourses on the Chinese state and Chinese society. It sheds light on the way Chinese heritage policies have transformed the narratives and cultural practices of the past to serve the interests of the present.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 432g
• ISBN-13: 9781138332706
• ISBN-10: 1138332704
• Artikelnr.: 69946497

Autorenporträt

Yujie Zhu is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies, the Australian National University. He is the author of Heritage and Romantic Consumption in China and the co-editor of Politics of Scale: New Directions in Critical Heritage Studies. Christina Maags is Lecturer in Chinese Politics at the Politics Department at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Christina's research interests focus on the politics around cultural heritage in the People's Republic of China.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Power of the Past
2. Heritage: A Cultural History
3.Institutions and Discourse
4. Xi'an: Urban Heritage
5. Nanjing: Living Heritage
6. Lijiang: Ethnic Heritage
7. Heritage-making: Value Appropriation and Responses
8. Conclusion: Past, Present and Future

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1. Introduction: The Power of the Past; 2. Heritage: A Cultural History; 3.Institutions and Discourse; 4. Xi'an: Urban Heritage; 5. Nanjing: Living Heritage; 6. Lijiang: Ethnic Heritage; 7. Heritage-making: Value Appropriation and Responses; 8. Conclusion: Past, Present and Future

Rezensionen

This very timely book opens doors to heritage making as a political process. With a focus on China and local political processes, it will reorient and illuminate the way in which heritage theorists regard the value of heritage.



Prof Michael Rowlands. University College London



The book comprehends a persuasive and inclusive view on heritage politics in an East Asian context, and it is a landmark of critical heritage studies in China. The book reflects the role of heritage in relation to both politics and the demands of everyday private life. It provides a solid foundation for exploring further possibilities of emerging directions in heritage studies, such as digital heritage and heritage creativity.

Xuanlin Liu, The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology