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The politics of heritage management in Mali : from UNESCO to Djenné /

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Djenné, in modern day Mali, is exalted as an enduring wonder of the ancient African world by archaeologists, anthropologists, state officials, architects and travel writers. In this revealing study, the author critically examines how the politics of heritage manage...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Joy, Charlotte, 1977-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, Inc., 2011.
Colección:Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Putting Djenné on the map. Architecture and the 'creation' of Djenné in the West
  • Archaeology and architecture
  • UNESCO and becoming a World Heritage Site
  • Part II. Life in Djenné. Islam
  • Livelihood strategies
  • Artisans, embodied knowledge and authenticity
  • Guides and the regulation of history in Djenné
  • Festival du Djennéry
  • The lessons from intangible heritage
  • Democratising heritage
  • Djenné's future
  • Heritage ethnographies.