The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa

by Lynn Meskell

Book Overview

The Nature of Heritage: The New South Africa is unique in revealing the conflicts inherent in preserving both natural and cultural heritage, by examining the archaeological, ethnographic and economic evidence of a nation's attempts to master its past and its future. Provides a classic example of how nations attempt to overcome a negative heritage through past mastering of their histories Evaluates the continuing dominance of nature and conservation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047067072X
• ISBN13: 9780470670729
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 9.8"