Understanding heritage : perspectives in heritage studies /

The present publication is the first in a new series on existing and innovative paradigms in Heritage Studies. It offers its own emphasis by developing heritage studies with a perspective towards and as a contribution to human development. The publication thus establishes first important points for...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Albert, Marie-Theres; Bernecker, Roland; Rudolff, Britta
Published: De Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Berlin/Boston :
Publication Dates: [2013]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Heritage studies; 1
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110308389
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Summary: The present publication is the first in a new series on existing and innovative paradigms in Heritage Studies. It offers its own emphasis by developing heritage studies with a perspective towards and as a contribution to human development. The publication thus establishes first important points for discussion by reflecting on paradigms of heritage and discussing theoretical positions and application oriented questions within their historic contexts.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(x,200pages) : illustrations.
Also available in print edition.
ISBN: 9783110308389(electronic bk.)
Index Number: CC135
CLC: TU-87
Contents: Frontmatter --
Preface /
Contents --
The Cottbus Declaration on Heritage Studies --
Introduction /
Heritage Studies Paradigmatic Reflections /
Heritage Interpretation as Public Discourse /
Learning to Engage with Human Rights in Heritage /
Cultural Landscape Theory and Practice /
The Shift towards Conservation /
UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape /
Managing Change /
The Concept behind the Word /
The Absence of Presence /
Materializing the Immaterial /
Documentary Heritage, Digital Technologies and the Dissemination of Knowledge /
Studying Heritage in the Digital Era /
Meaning of the Internet for the Intangible Heritage Convention /
Notes on Contributors --
Index.