Critical Theory and the Anthropology of Heritage Landscapes Baird Melissa F.
Critical Theory and the Anthropology of Heritage Landscapes Baird Melissa F. This book explores the sociopolitical contexts of heritage landscapes and the many issues that emerge when different…
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Critical Theory and the Anthropology of Heritage Landscapes Baird Melissa F.
This book explores the sociopolitical contexts of heritage landscapes and the many issues that emerge when different interest groups attempt to gain control over them. For many communities, landscapes such as these have long been associated with cultural identity and memories of important and difficult events, as well as with political struggles related to nation-state boundaries, sovereignty, and knowledge claims.Drawing on the emerging field of critical heritage theory and the concept of "resource Based on career-spanning case studies undertaken by the author, this book looks at sites with deep indigenous histories.Melissa Baird pays special attention to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the Burrup Peninsula along the Pilbara Coast in Australia, the Altai Mountains of northwestern Mongolia, and Prince William Sound in Alaska.