Heritage: Ritual, Tradition and Contestation

by Andrew Strathern

Heritage studies have emerged at a forefront of interest among both scholars and practitioners, in counterpoint to the massive social and cultural upheavals in communities around the world affected by globalization. This book provides a succinct conspectus of issues raised by three cases: the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, the Ulster-Scots people in Ireland, and the local clan groups in Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea. The analysis shows that in all...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1531022049
• ISBN13: 9781531022044
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press LLC
• Length: 106 Pages