Counterheritage: Critical Perspectives on Heritage Conservation in Asia

by Denis Byrne

Book Overview

The claim that heritage practice in Asia is Eurocentric may be well-founded, but the view that local people in Asia need to be educated by heritage practitioners and governments to properly conserve their heritage distracts from the responsibility of educating oneself about the local-popular beliefs and practices which constitute the bedrock of most people's engagement with the material past. Written by an archaeologist who has long had one foot...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081534693X
• ISBN13: 9780815346937
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"