03248nam 2200769Ia 450 991080898060332120200520144314.01-315-42111-91-315-42112-71-315-42113-51-59874-762-210.4324/9781315421131 (CKB)2550000000017942(EBL)677778(OCoLC)609280719(SSID)ssj0000486948(PQKBManifestationID)11309191(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000486948(PQKBWorkID)10441824(PQKB)10016223(SSID)ssj0000592901(PQKBManifestationID)12220500(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000592901(PQKBWorkID)10736910(PQKB)10364968(MiAaPQ)EBC677778(Au-PeEL)EBL677778(CaPaEBR)ebr10379859(CaONFJC)MIL928070(OCoLC)954006940(EXLCZ)99255000000001794220070817d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrReclaiming heritage alternative imaginaries of memory in West Africa /Ferdinand de Jong, Michael Rowlands, editors1st ed.Walnut Creek, Calif. Left Coast Pressc20071 online resource (272 p.)Publications of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. Critical perspectives on cultural heritageFirst published 2007 by Left Coast Press, Inc.1-59874-307-4 1-59874-308-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Illustrations; Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Reconsidering Heritage and Memory; Old Origins, New Imaginaries; Materiality and Conservation; Recognition and Reconciliation; About the Contributors; IndexStruggles over the meaning of the past are common in postcolonial states. State cultural heritage programs build monuments to reinforce in nation building efforts-often supported by international organizations and tourist dollars. These efforts often ignore the other, often more troubling memories preserved by local communities-markers of colonial oppression, cultural genocide, and ethnic identity. Yet, as the contributors to this volume note, questions of memory, heritage, identity and conservation are interwoven at the local, ethnic, national and global level and cannot be easily disentCritical Cultural Heritage SeriesCultural propertyAfrica, WestCultural propertyProtectionAfrica, WestMemorySocial aspectsAfrica, WestAfrica, WestHistoryAfrica, WestAntiquitiesCultural propertyCultural propertyProtectionMemorySocial aspects966De Jong Ferdinand1640841Rowlands M. J1640842MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808980603321Reclaiming heritage3984587UNINA