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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791414203321

Autore

Boswell Rosabelle

Titolo

Challenges to identifying and managing intangible cultural heritage in Mauritius, Zanzibar, and Seychelles [[electronic resource] /] / Rosabelle Boswell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dakar, Senegal, : Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, c2008

ISBN

1-282-90128-1

9786612901287

2-86978-389-2

2-86978-345-0

2-86978-268-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (95 p.)

Collana

CODESRIA monograph series

Disciplina

363.69096982

Soggetti

Cultural property - Protection - Mauritius

Cultural property - Protection - Tanzania - Zanzibar

Cultural property - Protection - Seychelles

Multiculturalism - Mauritius

Multiculturalism - Tanzania - Zanzibar

Multiculturalism - Seychelles

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-93).

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Managing Heritage in Africa; 3 - The Indian Ocean Region; 4 - Theorical Orientations; 5 - Image and Commerce: Mauritius; 6 - Violence and Compromise: Zanzibar; 7 - Socialism and Change: Seychelles; 8 - Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Africa is richly blessed with cultural and natural heritage, key resources for nation building and development. Unfortunately, heritage is not being systematically researched or recognised, denying Africans the chance to learn about and benefit from heritage initiatives. This book offers a preliminary discussion of factors challenging the management of intangible cultural heritage in the African communities of Zanzibar,



Mauritius and Seychelles. These islands are part of an overlapping cultural and economic zone influenced by a long history of slavery and colonial rule, a situation that has