Acropolis Global Fame, Local Claim

Name: Acropolis Global Fame, Local Claim
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ISBN: 9781859735954

ISBN-10: 1859735959

ISBN-13: 9781859735954

Edition: 2001

Authors: Eleana Yalouri

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The Acropolis in Athens has captured the imaginations of readers, writers and travellers for centuries and every year draws crowds from all over the world. One of the world's most famous heritage sites, it has long been a national monument of Greece and a potent symbol of western civilization. But the Acropolis is typically viewed in the context of 5th-century-BC Athenian society, while the multiple local and international meanings and identities that the site shapes today are overlooked.This book looks at the meaning of the Acropolis in contemporary Greece. How are global ideas adopted and adapted by local cultures? How do Greeks deal with the national and international features of their…

Book details

List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 11/1/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Acknowledgements


List of Figures


Abbreviations


Preface



Introduction



The Acropolis Past and Present



Greece Condensed: Materializing National Identity



Contesting Greek Identity: Between Local and Global



Consuming Inalienable Wealth



The Aesthetics of Sacredness



Conclusions


Notes


Bibliography


Index