Lynn Meskell

The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa

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The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is a groundbreaking work by archaeologist Lynn Meskell that examines the conflicts inherent in natural versus 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. Post-apartheid South Africa is a classic example of how nations attempt to overcome negative heritage through past mastering. The case study of Kruger National Park vividly demonstrates this process through both cultural and natural resource development, as it becomes enmeshed in t… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-470-67071-2
EAN: 9780470670712
Produktnummer: 12033617
Verlag: Blackwell Publ
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 257 S.
Masse: H24.4 cm x B17.0 cm x D1.5 cm 454 g
Gewicht: 454

Über den Autor

Lynn Meskell is Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University (USA) and Honorary Professor at the Rock Art Research Institute in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa). She is the founder and editor of the Journal of Social Archaeology, and the author and editor of several books, including A Companion to Social Archaeology (Wiley-Blackwell), Archaeologies of Materiality (Wiley-Blackwell), and Cosmopolitan Archaeologies.