Treasured Possessions: Indigenous Interventions into Cultural and Intellectual Property

by Haidy Geismar

Book Overview

What happens when ritual practitioners from a small Pacific nation make an intellectual property claim to bungee jumping? When a German company successfully sues to defend its trademark of a Māori name? Or when UNESCO deems ephemeral sand drawings to be "intangible cultural heritage"? In Treasured Possessions, Haidy Geismar examines how global forms of cultural and intellectual property are being redefined by everyday people and policymakers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822354276
• ISBN13: 9780822354277
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.6" x 8.5"