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World Heritage Craze in China : Universal Discourse, National Culture, and Local Memory / Haiming Yan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2018]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 1 online resource (242 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781785338045
  • 9781785338052
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.6/90951 23
LOC classification:
  • DS706.3 .Y26 2018
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 From Relics to Heritage -- Chapter 2 From World Heritage to National Solidarity -- Chapter 3 Fujian Tulou: From Harmony to Hegemony -- Chapter 4 Mount Songshan: From the Center of Sacred Mountains to the “Center of Heaven and Earth” -- Chapter 5 The Great Wall: From Ethnic Boundary to Cosmopolitan Memory -- Conclusion World Heritage as Discursive Institution -- References -- Index
Summary: There is a World Heritage Craze in China. China claims to have the longest continuous civilization in the world and is seeking recognition from UNESCO. This book explores three dimensions of the UNESCO World Heritage initiative with particular relevance for China: the universal agenda, the national practices, and the local responses. With a sociological lens, this book offers comprehensive insights into World Heritage, as well as China’s deep social, cultural, and political structures.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 From Relics to Heritage -- Chapter 2 From World Heritage to National Solidarity -- Chapter 3 Fujian Tulou: From Harmony to Hegemony -- Chapter 4 Mount Songshan: From the Center of Sacred Mountains to the “Center of Heaven and Earth” -- Chapter 5 The Great Wall: From Ethnic Boundary to Cosmopolitan Memory -- Conclusion World Heritage as Discursive Institution -- References -- Index

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There is a World Heritage Craze in China. China claims to have the longest continuous civilization in the world and is seeking recognition from UNESCO. This book explores three dimensions of the UNESCO World Heritage initiative with particular relevance for China: the universal agenda, the national practices, and the local responses. With a sociological lens, this book offers comprehensive insights into World Heritage, as well as China’s deep social, cultural, and political structures.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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