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Politics, Policy and the Discourses of Heritage in Britain /

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This book offers a critique of the dominant conceptualization of heritage found in policy, which tends to privilege the white, middle and upper classes. Using Britain as an illustration, Waterton explores how and why recent policies continue to lean towards the predictable melding of cultural divers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Waterton, Emma (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:
History.
British Politics.
Comparative Politics.
Cultural and Media Studies, general.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Intellectual Studies.
Media Studies.
Communication.
Comparative government.
Culture > Study and teaching.
Intellectual life > History.
Great Britain > History.
Great Britain > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book offers a critique of the dominant conceptualization of heritage found in policy, which tends to privilege the white, middle and upper classes. Using Britain as an illustration, Waterton explores how and why recent policies continue to lean towards the predictable melding of cultural diversity with tendencies of assimilation.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XI, 260 pages)
ISBN:9780230292383
DOI:10.1057/9780230292383