The critical study of cultural heritage faces crucial challenges if it is to fully attend to
fundamental shifts in the global political economy and global approaches to heritage …

This book discusses how these two concepts: urban heritage and development have been
theorised and used by international intergovernmental organisations such as the United …

The rise of heritage within United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) is indicative of a changed orientation towards human diversity within the …

Over the last three decades, community and professional views of what constitutes
significant cultural heritage have broadened in many countries around the world. Heritage …

This study examines the understandings and practices of responsibility for heritage
conservation and heritage tourism from a multiple-stakeholder perspective at the Cultural …

Cultural heritage is a process, a discourse, a political reality, an economic opportunity, and a
social arena as well as sites, objects, and performances. As such heritage “does work.” And …

The protection and promotion of human rights is experiencing increased commitment
around the globe. Many organisations, groups and movements have strategically employed …

When Lillian Boyd died, her son Bill journeyed to her small, humble home in an Australian
country town to sort through her possessions. One room of the four-room dwelling was …

What is the distinction between human rights and social justice frameworks? In heritage
contexts, distinctions do matter. Despite its potential in protecting cultural heritage and …

The recent heritage literature abounds with criticism of UNESCO and the system set up
under its World Heritage Convention. Much of this criticism would be better directed at the …