· 2013
Heritage Regimes and the State
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Short summary
States adapt UNESCO heritage conventions to local contexts, creating diverse 'heritage regimes' rather than uniform global standards.
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Key points
- UNESCO heritage conventions are translated and interpreted upon state ratification.
- Existing local, regional, and state conservation efforts interact with global mandates.
- Seventeen case studies from diverse global regions illustrate varied outcomes.
- States create unique 'heritage regimes' based on their history and political structures.
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Abstract
What happens when UNESCO heritage conventions are ratified by a state? How do UNESCO's global efforts interact with preexisting local, regional and state efforts to conserve or promote culture? What new institutions emerge to address the mandate? The contributors to this volume focus on the work of translation and interpretation that ensues once heritage conventions are ratified and implemented. With seventeen case studies from Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and China, the volume provides comparative evidence for the divergent heritage regimes generated in states that differ in history and political organization. The cases illustrate how UNESCO's aspiration to honor and celebrate cultural diversity diversifies itself. The very effort to adopt a global heritage regime forces myriad adaptations to particular state and interstate modalities of building and managing heritage.
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Field: Archeology (Arts and Humanities)
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