Marketing Heritage Archaeology and the Consumption of the Past

Name: Marketing Heritage Archaeology and the Consumption of the Past
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ISBN: 9780759103429

ISBN-10: 0759103429

ISBN-13: 9780759103429

Edition: 2003

Authors: Yorke Rowan, Uzi Baram, Uzi Baram

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Description:

Within this edited volume, original case studies from well-known sites throughout the world are presented to address the complex interaction between archaeology and nationalist, political, and commercial policies. This book should appeal to archaeologists, applied anthropologists, tourism and economic development specialists, and historic preservationists alike, as well others with an interest in the preservation of archaeological sites as historic locales.

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication date: 8/27/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.09" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Archaeology after Nationalism: Globalization and the Consumption of the Past




The Legal and Historical Context for Marketing Heritage



International Conventions and Cultural Heritage Protection




The Politics of Playing Fair, or, Who's Losing Their Marbles?




From Lord Elgin to James Henry Breasted: The Politics of the Past in the First Era of Globalization




The Past as Commodity



Conflating Past and Present: Marketing Archaeological Heritage Sites in Ireland




Mementos of the Past: Material Culture of Tourism at Stonehenge and Avebury




Where Are the Maya in Ancient Maya Archaeological Tourism? Advertising and the Appropriation of Culture




Archaeology in the Global Age



Archaeological Research and Cultural Heritage Management in Cambodia's Mekong Delta: The Search for the "Cradle of Khmer Civilization"




Recovering the German Nation: Heritage Restoration and the Search for Unity




Deep Dirt: Messing Up the Past at Colonial Williamsburg




Targeting Heritage: The Abuse of Symbolic Sites in Modern Conflicts




Representing the Past



Tourism, the Ideology of Design, and the Nationalized Past in Zippori/Sepphoris, an Israeli National Park




The Roads to Ruins: Accessing Islamic Heritage in Jordan




Repackaging the Pilgrimage: Visiting the Holy Land in Orlando




Archaeologists and the Marketing of Heritage



Is the Medium the Message? The Art of Interpreting Archaeology in U.S. National Parks




Engaging with Heritage Issues: The Role of the World Archaeological Congress




Making the Past Profitable in an Age of Globalization and National Ownership: Contradictions and Considerations



Index


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