Cultural heritages as reflexive traditions /

Cultural heritages as reflexive traditions /

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Imprint:	Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Description:	xii, 221 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Oral tradition -- Case studies. Cultural property -- Case studies. Ethnology -- Field work -- Case studies. Cultural property. Ethnology -- Fieldwork. Oral tradition. Case studies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6262868

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Other authors / contributors:	Kockel, Ullrich. Nic Craith, Máiréad.
ISBN:	1403997489 9781403997487
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	Drawing on anthropological fieldwork, this book presents case studies illustrating the re-conceptualization of heritages and traditions in selected locations in Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe. The authors review the importance of oral traditions as markers of identity and consider competing narratives of heritage in postcolonial societies.
Physical Description:	xii, 221 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	1403997489 9781403997487