Reclaiming Heritage

Name: Reclaiming Heritage
Brand: Left Coast Press Inc
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Alternative Imaginaries of Memory in West Africa

By: Ferdinand de Jong (Editor), Michael Rowlands (Editor)

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Paperback | 30 April 2009 | Edition Number 1

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Struggles over the meaning of the past are common in postcolonial states. State cultural heritage programs build monuments to reinforce in nation building effortsâ"often supported by international organizations and tourist dollars. These efforts often ignore the other, often more troubling memories preserved by local communitiesâ"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 disentangled. In a fascinating series of cases from West Africa, anthropologists, archaeologists and art historians show how memory and heritage play out in a variety of postcolonial contexts. Settings range from televised ritual performances in Mali to monument conservation in Djenne and slavery memorials in Ghana.

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"These chapters [case studies] explore the meaning, ownership, control and politics of tradition, memory and heritage especially 'intangible heritage' as codified by Unesco. The different approaches and interests of Unesco, national governments, nascent tourist industries and local people of different ethnicities and generations are all teased out and examined...it is worth pondering the complex and fascinating questions raised by this study." --Terry Barringer, African Research & Documentation

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