In recent years, studies on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) have substantially increased as
the subject has received extensive attention from scholars. This study collected all the …

This review unpacks some of the assumptions that underpin contemporary national heritage
regimes. The genealogy of modern heritage exposes the entanglement of heritage …

Emotional Heritage brings the issues of affect and power in the theorisation of heritage to the
fore, whilst also highlighting the affective and political consequences of heritage-making …

Memorylands is an original and fascinating investigation of the nature of heritage, memory
and understandings of the past in Europe today. It looks at how Europe has become …

The year 2012 marked the fortieth anniversary of UNESCO's 1972 Convention concerning
the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. It remains the major international …

Globalization has led to the destruction of many cultural practices, expressions, and
knowledge found within local communities. These practices, defined by UNESCO as …

Heritage Politics in China: The Power of the Past studies the impact of heritage policies and
discourses on the Chinese state and Chinese society. It sheds light on the way Chinese …

A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via www. oup. com/uk as well
as the OAPEN Library platform, www. oapen. org. It has been made available under a …

In this comparative, international study Marilena Alivizatou investigates the relationship
between museums and the new concept of “intangible heritage.” She charts the rise of …

Japan's heritage conservation policy and practice, as deployed through its foreign aid
programs, has become one of the main means through which post-World War II Japan has …