{"product_id":"the-nature-of-heritage-9780470670712","title":"The Nature of Heritage","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa\u003c\/i\u003e is unique in revealing the conflicts inherent in preserving both natural and cultural heritage, by examining the archaeological, ethnographic and economic evidence of a nation's attempts to master its past and its future. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a classic example of how nations attempt to overcome a negative heritage through past mastering of their histories\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvaluates the continuing dominance of nature and conservation over concerns for cultural heritage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmploys ethnographic and archaeological methodologies to reveal how the past is processed into a new national heritage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies heritage as therapy, exemplified in the strategy for repairing legacies of racial and ethnic difference in post-apartheid South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHighlights the role of archaeological heritage sites, national parks and protected areas in economic development and social empowerment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how nature trumps culture and the global implications of the new configurations of heritage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lynn Meskell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780470670712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Meskell\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University (USA) and Honorary Professor at the Rock Art Research Institute in the School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa). She is the founder and editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Social Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author and editor of several books, including \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Social Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell), \u003ci\u003eArchaeologies of Materiality\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley-Blackwell), and \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan Archaeologies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40722598527091,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":81.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0ecc79cf-3dc8-475b-8659-441a8f73c100.jpg?v=1677164642","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-nature-of-heritage-9780470670712","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}