Critical Theory and the Anthropology of Heritage Landscapes
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Alaska
anthropology
Author_Melissa F. Baird
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climate change
Cultural landscapes
cultural processes
environmental disasters
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heritage
heritage management
indigenous
Melissa Baird
Mongolia
native
political dynamics
sacred sites
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- ISBN 9780813056562
- Weight: 400g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 19 Dec 2017
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book explores the sociopolitical contexts of heritage landscapes, paying special attention to sites with deep indigenous histories – Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the Burrup Peninsula along the Pilbara Coast in Australia, the Altai Mountains of northwestern Mongolia, and Prince William Sound in Alaska. For many communities, landscapes such as these have long been associated with cultural identity and memories of important and difficult events, as well as political struggles related to nation-state boundaries, sovereignty, and knowledge claims. ,br>
Drawing on the emerging field of critical heritage theory and the concept of “resource frontiers,” Melissa Baird shows how these landscapes are sites of power and control and are increasingly used in development and extractive projects. As a result, heritage landscapes face social and ecological crises such as environmental degradation, ecological disasters, and structural violence. She describes how heritage experts, industries, government representatives, and descendant groups negotiate the contours and boundaries of these contested sites, and recommends ways such conversations can better incorporate a critical engagement with indigenous knowledge and agency.
Drawing on the emerging field of critical heritage theory and the concept of “resource frontiers,” Melissa Baird shows how these landscapes are sites of power and control and are increasingly used in development and extractive projects. As a result, heritage landscapes face social and ecological crises such as environmental degradation, ecological disasters, and structural violence. She describes how heritage experts, industries, government representatives, and descendant groups negotiate the contours and boundaries of these contested sites, and recommends ways such conversations can better incorporate a critical engagement with indigenous knowledge and agency.
