Cultural heritage in the Arabian Peninsula : debates, discourses and practices /

Heritage projects in the Arabian Peninsula are developing rapidly. Museums and heritage sites are symbols of shifting national identities, and a way of placing the Arabian Peninsula states on the international map. Global, i.e. Western, heritage standards and practices have been utilised for the rap...

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Other Authors:	Exell, Karen, Rico, Trinidad
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate, 2014.
Subjects:	Arabian Peninsula > Antiquities > Collection and preservation. Arabian Peninsula > Cultural policy. Cultural property > Protection > Arabian Peninsula. Museums > Arabian Peninsula. Historic sites > Conservation and restoration > Arabian Peninsula. Historic preservation > Social aspects > Arabian Peninsula. Historic preservation > Political aspects > Arabian Peninsula. Ethnicity > Arabian Peninsula. Nationalism > Arabian Peninsula. Kulturerbe. Politik. Arabien.

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Summary:	Heritage projects in the Arabian Peninsula are developing rapidly. Museums and heritage sites are symbols of shifting national identities, and a way of placing the Arabian Peninsula states on the international map. Global, i.e. Western, heritage standards and practices have been utilised for the rapid injection of heritage expertise in museum development and site management and for international recognition. The use of Western heritage models in the Arabian Peninsula inspires two key areas for research which this book examines: the obscuring of indigenous concepts and practices of heritage and expressions of cultural identity; and the tensions between local/community concepts of heritage and identity and the new national identities being constructed through museums and heritage sites at a state level.
Physical Description:	xiv, 212 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781409470076 1409470075