Communities and Cultural Heritage

Name: Communities and Cultural Heritage
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Communities and Cultural HeritageGlobal Issues, Local Values\nAuthor(s): Valerie Higgins, Diane Douglas\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367467975, 978-0367467975\nSynopsis\nCommunities and Cultural Heritage explores the relationship between communities, their cultural heritage and the global forces that control most of the worlds wealth and resources in todays world.\n\nBringing together scholars and heritage practitioners from nine countries, this book contributes to the ongoing dialogue on community heritage by analysing impediments to full community participation. The underminin of local communities comes at a high price. As the chapters in this book demonstrate, the knowledge embedded within traditional and Indigenous heritage creates communities that are more resilient to environmental and social stressors and more responsive to contemporary challenges such as climate change, environmental degradation, post.