Protecting heritage in the Caribbean / / edited by Peter E. Siegel and Elizabeth Righter

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827309703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, 2011
• ISBN: 0-8173-8390-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (218 p.)
• Collana: Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory
• Altri autori (Persone): SiegelPeter E; RighterElizabeth <1937->
• Disciplina: 972.9/01
• Soggetti: Cultural property - Protection - Caribbean Area; Historic preservation - Caribbean Area; Monuments - Conservation and restoration - Caribbean Area; Museums - Caribbean Area; Historic preservation - Economic aspects - Caribbean Area; Economic development - Caribbean Area; Caribbean Area Cultural policy; Caribbean Area Antiquities; Caribbean Area Economic conditions
• 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 and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface: Intersecting values in Caribbean heritage preservation / Peter E. Siegel -- The Bahamas / Michael P. Pateman -- Cuba / Daniel Torres Etayo -- United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba / Bruce J. Larson -- Jamaica / Andrea Richards and Ainsley Henriques -- Dominican Republic / Esteban Prieto Vicioso -- Puerto Rico / Peter E. Siegel -- U.S. Virgin Islands / Elizabeth Righter -- St. Kitts and Nevis / Todd M. Ahlman and Kelley Scudder-Temple -- Antigua and Barbuda / Reg Murphy -- French West Indies / Benoît Bérard and Christian Stouvenot -- Saint Lucia / Milton Eric Branford -- St. Vincent and the Grenadines / Paul E. Lewis -- St. Vincent and the Grenadines: recent efforts in protecting heritage / Richard T. Callaghan -- Barbados / Kevin Farmer -- Trinidad and Tobago / Basil A. Reid and Vel Lewis -- Netherlands Antilles / Jay B. Haviser and R. Grant Gilmore III -- ; Patrimony or patricide? / William F. Keegan and Winston Phulgence -- Protecting Heritage in the Caribbean / Peter E. Siegel.
• Sommario/riassunto: Heritage preservation is a broad term that can include the protection of a wide range of human-mediated material and cultural processes ranging from specific artifacts, ancient rock art, and features of the built environment and modified landscapes. As a region of multiple independent nations and colonial territories, the Caribbean shares a common heritage at some levels, yet at the same time there are vast historical and cultural differences. Likewise, approaches to Caribbean heritage preservation are similarly diverse in range and scope. This volume address