The Politics of Heritage in Africa: Economies, Histories, and Infrastructures

Book Overview

Heritage work has had a uniquely wide currency in Africa's politics. Secure within the pages of books, encoded in legal statutes, encased in glass display cases and enacted in the panoply of court ritual, the artefacts produced by the heritage domain have become a resource for government administration, a library for traditionalists and a marketable source of value for cultural entrepreneurs. The Politics of Heritage in Africa draws together disparate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107477476
• ISBN13: 9781107477476
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"