Cultural Heritage Management in China: Preserving the Cities of the Pearl River Delta

by Hilary du Cros

Book Overview

Cultural Heritage Management in China presents a thematic examination of the development of cultural heritage management (CHM) in an Asian context. It challenges assumptions of the primacy of community-sponsored action and heritage authority based on Western-derived ideals and practices that fit with democratic models for civil action. The multidisciplinary team of international contributors analyze four key case studies of cities along the Pearl...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415666422
• ISBN13: 9780415666428
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"