The politics of world heritage : negotiating tourism and conservation
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The politics of world heritage : negotiating tourism and conservation
(Current themes in tourism)
Channel View Publications, c2005
- : hbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"The contents of this book also appears in the journal Current issues in tourism, vol. 7, nos. 4 & 5."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This collection of papers discuss World Trade Law and focus on the contested nature of World Heritage at sites as diverse as The Netherlands, Ellis Island (USA), post-colonial Mesoamerica, Cambodia, Fiji, Kyrgyzstan, and Vietnam. In addition, eight research notes explore heritage interpretation in the USA, Lebanon, Peru, Indonesia, Singapore, Tasmania and India.
Table of Contents
- Foreword - Francesco Bandarin (Director of the World Heritage Centre, UNESCO) 1. Introduction D. Harrison
- 2. World Heritage as NIMBY? B.J.M. van der Aa et al. (University of Groningen)
- 3. The Politics of Producing Heritage at the Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island National Monument J. Maddern (University of Dundee)
- 4. World Heritage in Post-colonial Mesoamerica G. Evans (London Metropolitan University)
- 5. Landscape, Memory and Heritage: New Year Celebrations at Angkor, Cambodia T. Winter (Asia Research Institute, Singapore)
- 6. Levuka, Fiji: Contested Heritage? D. Harrison
- 7. The Development of Kyrgyzstan's Heritage Tourism Product K. Thompson (University of Strathclyde)
- 8. World Trade Law, Culture, Heritage and Tourism. J. Tunney (University of Abertay)
- 9. An Observation Station for Culture and Tourism in VietnamT. Lask & S. Herold (Laboratoire d'Anthropologie de la Commun). Research Notes 10. The Meanings and Effectiveness of World Heritage Designation in the USA K. Williams (Lancaster University)
- 11. Managing the Cedars of Lebanon M. Shackley (Nottingham Trent University)
- 12. The Contribution of Guides to Integrated Heritage Tourism Management in Cusco, Southern Peru G. McGrath (University of the Arts) 13. Locating Global Legacies in Tana Toraja, Indonesia K.M. Adams (Loyola University) 14. Global Heritage and Local Problems: Some Examples from Indonesia G. Wall & H. Black (University of Waterloo)
- 15. Creating and Recreating Heritage in Singapore K.J. Saunders (London Metropolitan University)
- 16. Wunderkammer 02: An Exhibition of Art, Craft and Souvenirs from World Heritage Sites in Tasmania and Far North Queensland D.L. Hume (University of Tasmania)
- 17. Elephanta Island: World Heritage, Cultural Conservation and Options for Nature Conservation G. Walters (London Metropolitan University). 18. Afterword M. Hitchcock.
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