{"product_id":"the-rebirth-of-bodh-gaya-buddhism-and-the-making-of-a-world-heritage-site-9780295742373","title":"The Rebirth of Bodh Gaya: Buddhism and the Making of a World Heritage Site","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis multilayered historical ethnography of Bodh Gaya -- the place of Buddha's enlightenment in the north Indian state of Bihar -- explores the spatial politics surrounding the transformation of the Mahabodhi Temple Complex into a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2002. The rapid change from a small town based on an agricultural economy to an international destination that attracts hundreds of thousands of Buddhist pilgrims and visitors each year has given rise to a series of conflicts that foreground the politics of space and meaning among Bodh Gaya's diverse constituencies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Geary examines the modern revival of Buddhism in India, the colonial and postcolonial dynamics surrounding archaeological heritage and sacred space, and the role of tourism and urban development in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Geary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780295742373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Geary\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eCross-Disciplinary Perspectives on a Contested Buddhist Site: Bodh Gaya Jataka\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40189602070643,"sku":"9.7803E+12","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_72ab7ed3-0840-4a0b-b5e7-013571d619b4.jpg?v=1655817166","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-rebirth-of-bodh-gaya-buddhism-and-the-making-of-a-world-heritage-site-9780295742373","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}