Heritage management in Korea and Japan : the politics of antiquity and identity /
Imperial tombs, Buddhist architecture, palaces and art treasures in Korea and Japan have attracted scholars, collectors, conservators and millions of tourists. As iconic markers of racial and cultural identity at home and abroad, they are embraced as tangible sources of immense national pride and po...
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| Language: | English |
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Seattle :
University of Washington Press,
[2013]
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| Series: | Korean studies of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.
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Table of Contents:
- Ranking "Korean" properties : heritage administration, South Gate, and salvaging buried remains
- Collecting Japan's curios : world fairs, imperial tombs, and preservation laws
- Tracing Japan's lineage : art, architecture, and conquest dynasties
- Searching for the missing link : prehistory, ethnology, and racial discourse
- Excavating Korea's past : colonialists, archaeologists, and nostalgic ruins
- Rediscovering the homelands : travel myths, images, and the narrative of return
- Contested ownership : the plunder and the return of cultural treasures.